Experimental Modernized Nearshore Forecast - WFO Detroit

FZUS53 KDTX 032110
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Experimental Tabular Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
410 PM EST Tue Feb 3 2026

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.

.SYNOPSIS...Modest northwest winds continue through Tuesday before high
pressure, 30.50 inches, builds in for the midweek period. An clipper
and arctic cold front cross the central Great Lakes late Friday-
Saturday bringing the next chances for gales.

LHZ422-040300-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
410 PM EST Tue Feb 3 2026

.Tonight...
Weather.............Partly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.WEDNESDAY...
Weather.............Mostly sunny.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 5 to 10 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........West 5 to 10 knots.
100-ft winds........West 10 to 15 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.THURSDAY...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....45%/92%.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Cloudy, then snow likely after midnight.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest to 30 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....51%/92%.

Waves omitted due to ice coverage.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY...Windy. Chance of snow in the morning. Heavy freezing
spray. Northwest winds to 30 knots.
.SATURDAY...Heavy freezing spray. Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots.

$$

LHZ421-040300-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
410 PM EST Tue Feb 3 2026

.Tonight...
Weather.............Partly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.WEDNESDAY...
Weather.............Mostly sunny.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 5 to 10 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........West 5 to 10 knots.
100-ft winds........West 10 to 15 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.THURSDAY...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to 25
                              knots in the afternoon.
100-ft winds........Southwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots
                              in the afternoon.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....60%/96%.
Prob Gale/Gst.......2%/12%.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Cloudy, then chance of snow after midnight.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest to 30 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....63%/96%.
Prob Gale/Gst.......28%/12%.

Waves omitted due to ice coverage.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY...Windy. Chance of snow in the morning. Heavy freezing
spray. Northwest winds to 30 knots.
.SATURDAY...Heavy freezing spray. Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots.

$$

LHZ441-040300-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
410 PM EST Tue Feb 3 2026

.Tonight...
Weather.............Partly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.WEDNESDAY...
Weather.............Mostly sunny.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Partly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10
                              knots after midnight.
100-ft winds........Light and variable winds becoming west 10 to 15
                              knots after midnight.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.THURSDAY...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....37%/86%.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy, then chance of snow after
                              midnight.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....51%/86%.

Waves omitted due to ice coverage.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY...Windy. Chance of snow in the morning. Heavy freezing
spray. Northwest winds to 30 knots.
.SATURDAY...Heavy freezing spray. Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots.

$$

LHZ442-040300-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
410 PM EST Tue Feb 3 2026

.Tonight...
Weather.............Partly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.WEDNESDAY...
Weather.............Mostly sunny.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Partly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10
                              knots after midnight.
100-ft winds........Light and variable winds becoming west 10 to 15
                              knots after midnight.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.THURSDAY...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........West 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15
                              knots in the afternoon.
100-ft winds........West 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20
                              knots in the afternoon.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....19%/84%.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy with chance of snow, then mostly
                              cloudy with snow likely after midnight.
Sfc winds...........South 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........South 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....49%/84%.

Waves omitted due to ice coverage.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY...Windy. Chance of snow in the morning. Heavy freezing
spray. Northwest winds to 30 knots.
.SATURDAY...Heavy freezing spray. Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots.

$$

LHZ443-040300-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
410 PM EST Tue Feb 3 2026

.Tonight...
Weather.............Partly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.WEDNESDAY...
Weather.............Mostly sunny.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Partly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 5 to 10 knots becoming west after
                              midnight.
100-ft winds........Northwest 10 to 15 knots becoming west after
                              midnight.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.THURSDAY...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....25%/77%.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy with chance of snow, then mostly
                              cloudy with snow likely after midnight.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....49%/77%.

Waves omitted due to ice coverage.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY...Windy. Chance of snow in the morning. Heavy freezing
spray. Northwest winds to 30 knots.
.SATURDAY...Heavy freezing spray. Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots.

$$

LEZ444-040300-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
410 PM EST Tue Feb 3 2026

.Tonight...
Weather.............Partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow,
                              then partly cloudy after midnight.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 5 to 10 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.WEDNESDAY...
Weather.............Mostly sunny.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 5 to 10 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 5 to 10 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.

.THURSDAY...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....15%/69%.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Cloudy, then chance of snow after midnight.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
Sig waves...........Ice covered.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....39%/69%.

Waves omitted due to ice coverage.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY...Windy. Chance of snow in the morning. Heavy freezing
spray. Northwest winds to 30 knots.
.SATURDAY...Heavy freezing spray. Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots.

$$

Occasional waves will only be displayed when values meet or exceed 5 feet.

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