FZUS53 KDTX 160743 NSHDTX Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 343 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 For waters within five nautical miles of shore Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum. LHZ422-161545- Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI- 343 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northeast late in the afternoon. Light showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy early in the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. Partly cloudy until early morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ421-161545- Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay- 343 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering to the northeast in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy early in the evening becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall early in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy early in the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 20 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy until early morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ441-161545- Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI- 343 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy early in the evening becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy early in the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy until early morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ442-161545- Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI- 343 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west early in the afternoon, then becoming north 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then partly cloudy in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy early in the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy until early morning becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ443-161545- Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI- 343 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall early in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy early in the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy until early morning becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LEZ444-161545- Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI- 343 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Light showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall early in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy early in the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy until early morning becoming mostly cloudy. Light showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. The water temperature at Belle Isle is 48 degrees. $$ SF You can obtain your latest National Weather Service forecasts online a www.weather.gov/greatlakes