504  
FZUS53 KDLH 270245  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
945 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR.  
 
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.  
 
LSZ140-141-271015-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
945 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY  
MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
45 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
13 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-143-271015-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
945 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY  
MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN  
THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS RISING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
45 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 20 FEET.  
A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-145-271015-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
945 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY  
MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN  
THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN  
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH  
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS RISING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
45 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO  
11 TO 16 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 20 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY  
BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-271015-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
945 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY  
MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET  
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS RISING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
45 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO  
10 TO 15 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 19 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY  
BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-271015-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
945 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY  
MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT RISING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS RISING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
45 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO  
8 TO 13 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY  
BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ121-271015-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
945 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY  
MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.   
SATURDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING MAY  
BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-271015-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
945 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2024  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY  
MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE IN  
THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. A  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET. A  
GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-271015-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
945 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY  
MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.   
SATURDAY
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE IN  
THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SMALL  
CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS RISING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
45 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO  
9 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY  
BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
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