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nearshore marine forecast for michigan
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
957 am est tue dec 16 2025

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.


lhz441-162300-
port austin to harbor beach mi-
957 am est tue dec 16 2025

...gale warning in effect from 3 pm est this afternoon through
late tonight...

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to
20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the afternoon. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the
afternoon. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales. mostly cloudy. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 10 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy until late afternoon
becoming mostly sunny. waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet
early in the afternoon. waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south
to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales. mostly clear early in
the evening becoming mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 12 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

see lake huron open lake forecast for days 3 through 5.

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