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nearshore marine forecast for michigan
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
947 am est tue feb 17 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.


lez444-172300-
michigan waters of lake erie from detroit river to north cape mi-
947 am est tue feb 17 2026

.rest of today...light and variable winds becoming east 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. patchy fog. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. cloudy. patchy fog
early in the evening, then widespread dense fog in the late
evening and early morning. patchy fog after midnight. a slight
chance of light rain early in the evening. light rain likely in
the late evening and overnight. a slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the west early
in the afternoon. becoming mostly sunny early in the afternoon.
areas of fog until late afternoon. a slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the morning. light rain until late
afternoon. 
.wednesday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then backing
to the southeast after midnight. partly cloudy. 

waves omitted due to ice coverage.

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

the water temperature at belle isle is 34 degrees.

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