FZUS53 KDTX 101356 NSHDTX Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI Issued by National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 956 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 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. LHZ422-102200- Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI- 956 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain late in the morning. Waves nearly calm. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. Freezing rain and a chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning. A chance of rain, thunderstorms and freezing rain after midnight. Waves nearly calm. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Light rain and freezing rain. Light snow in the afternoon. Waves nearly calm. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales. Light rain and light snow early in the evening, then partly cloudy in the late evening and overnight. Waves nearly calm. A Gale Warning may be needed. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ421-102200- Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay- 956 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots until early morning. Freezing rain and a chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning. Rain, a chance of thunderstorms and freezing rain after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 20 to 25 knots early in the afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Light rain and freezing rain. Light snow early in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots in the late evening and early morning, then diminishing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Gusts to 35 knot gales. Becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Light rain, light freezing rain and snow early in the evening. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. A Gale Warning may be needed. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ441-102200- Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI- 956 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain late in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain, a slight chance of thunderstorms and light freezing rain in the late evening and early morning. Rain and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming north 20 to 25 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of light rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning, then light rain in the late morning and afternoon. Light snow and light freezing rain early in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots in the late evening and early morning, then diminishing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Light rain, light freezing rain and snow early in the evening. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ442-102200- Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI- 956 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026 .REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain late in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A slight chance of light rain early in the evening, then rain and a chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the north in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Light rain, then light snow early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. Becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Light rain and light snow early in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ443-102200- Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI- 956 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026 .REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain late in the morning, then a slight chance of light rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southeast after midnight. A slight chance of light rain early in the evening, then rain and a chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west in the late morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 20 to 25 knots early in the afternoon. Rain likely early in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon. Light rain in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Light rain early in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LEZ444-102200- Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI- 956 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the east late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy late in the morning becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain late in the morning, then a chance of light rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy early in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Rain likely after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Rain and a chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon, then rain early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy until early morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. The water temperature at Belle Isle is missing. $$ TJT You can obtain your latest National Weather Service forecasts online a www.weather.gov/greatlakes