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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
354 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 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.


LEZ444-171600-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
354 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the
afternoon. Waves occasionally around 5 feet. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northeast
after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east early
in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing.
Waves 2 feet or less. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. A
chance of showers 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 77 degrees.

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KGK

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