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Experimental Tabular Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
507 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 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...A weakening cold front and diffuse pressure pattern dominate the
Great Lakes Thursday, followed by a compact clipper that tracks
through on Friday. Weak high pressure this weekend before a strong
cold front sinks across the region with gusty northeast wind on
Sunday.
LHZ422-191400-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
507 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
.Today...
Weather.............Partly sunny.
Sfc winds...........West 5 to 10 knots.
100-ft winds........West 10 to 15 knots.
Sig waves...........1 to 3 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....1%/11%.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy, then slight chance of rain after
midnight.
Sfc winds...........West 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15
knots after midnight.
100-ft winds........West 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20
knots after midnight.
Sig waves...........1 to 3 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....24%/11%.
.FRIDAY...
Weather.............Partly sunny with chance of rain.
Sfc winds...........South 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15
knots in the afternoon.
100-ft winds........South 20 to 25 knots becoming west 15 to 20
knots in the afternoon.
Sig waves...........2 to 4 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....26%/66%.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........North 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........North 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........1 to 3 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....26%/60%.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Chance of rain and snow. West winds 10 to 15 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Chance of snow and rain. Northeast winds 20 to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
$$
LHZ421-191400-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
507 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
.Today...
Weather.............Partly sunny.
Sfc winds...........West 5 to 10 knots.
100-ft winds........West 10 to 15 knots.
Sig waves...........1 to 3 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....2%/19%.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy, then chance of rain after
midnight.
Sfc winds...........West 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15
knots after midnight.
100-ft winds........West 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20
knots after midnight.
Sig waves...........1 to 3 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....21%/19%.
.FRIDAY...
Weather.............Partly sunny with chance of rain.
Sfc winds...........South 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon.
100-ft winds........South 20 to 25 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon.
Sig waves...........2 to 4 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....27%/67%.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........2 to 4 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....26%/66%.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Chance of rain and snow. West winds 10 to 15 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Chance of snow and rain. Northeast winds 20 to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
$$
LHZ441-191400-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
507 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
.Today...
Weather.............Partly sunny.
Sfc winds...........West 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest in the
afternoon.
100-ft winds........West 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest in the
afternoon.
Sig waves...........1 to 3 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....0%/15%.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy, then chance of rain after
midnight.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10
to 15 knots after midnight.
100-ft winds........Northwest 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15
to 20 knots after midnight.
Sig waves...........1 to 3 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....18%/15%.
.FRIDAY...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy with chance of rain.
Sfc winds...........South 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest in the
afternoon.
100-ft winds........South 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest in the
afternoon.
Sig waves...........2 to 4 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....20%/75%.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........North 5 to 10 knots.
100-ft winds........North 10 to 15 knots.
Sig waves...........2 to 4 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....22%/67%.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Chance of rain and snow. West winds 10 to 15 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Chance of snow and rain. Northeast winds 20 to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
$$
LHZ442-191400-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
507 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
.Today...
Weather.............Partly sunny.
Sfc winds...........West 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest in the
afternoon.
100-ft winds........West 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest in the
afternoon.
Sig waves...........1 to 3 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....0%/10%.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy, then slight chance of rain after
midnight.
Sfc winds...........North 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15
knots after midnight.
100-ft winds........North 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20
knots after midnight.
Sig waves...........1 to 3 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....19%/10%.
.FRIDAY...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy with chance of rain, then partly
sunny in the afternoon.
Sfc winds...........South 10 to 15 knots becoming west in the
afternoon.
100-ft winds........South 15 to 20 knots becoming west in the
afternoon.
Sig waves...........2 to 4 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....22%/75%.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........North 5 to 10 knots.
100-ft winds........North 10 to 15 knots.
Sig waves...........1 to 3 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....22%/64%.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Chance of rain and snow. West winds 10 to 15 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Chance of snow and rain. Northeast winds 20 to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
$$
LHZ443-191400-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
507 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
.Today...
Weather.............Partly sunny.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest in
the afternoon.
100-ft winds........Southwest 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest in
the afternoon.
Sig waves...........1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........North 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15
knots after midnight.
100-ft winds........North 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots after midnight.
Sig waves...........1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........South 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest in the
afternoon.
100-ft winds........South 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest in the
afternoon.
Sig waves...........2 to 4 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....21%/64%.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........North 5 to 10 knots.
100-ft winds........North 10 to 15 knots.
Sig waves...........1 to 3 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....21%/47%.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Chance of rain and snow. West winds 10 to 15 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Chance of snow and rain. Northeast winds 20 to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
$$
LEZ444-191400-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
507 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
.Today...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight
chance of snow, then partly sunny in the
afternoon.
Sfc winds...........West 5 to 10 knots.
100-ft winds........West 10 to 15 knots.
Sig waves...........2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Northeast 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast
after midnight.
100-ft winds........Northeast 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
after midnight.
Sig waves...........2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy with chance of rain.
Sfc winds...........South 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest in the
afternoon.
100-ft winds........South 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest in the
afternoon.
Sig waves...........2 to 4 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....9%/66%.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy with chance of rain, then mostly
cloudy after midnight.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........1 to 3 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....8%/27%.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...Chance of rain and snow. West winds 10 to 15 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Chance of snow and rain. Northeast winds 20 to
25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
$$
Occasional waves will only be displayed when values meet or exceed 5 feet.
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