724  
FZUS53 KDLH 170400  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
1100 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
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.  
 
LSZ140-171000-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
1100 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
TOWARD DAYBREAK. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING  
THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-171000-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
1100 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-171000-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
1100 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN  
THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-171000-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
1100 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN  
THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-171000-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
1100 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN  
THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY  
FOG TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
5 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-171000-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
1100 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
PATCHY FOG TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS RISING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-171000-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
1100 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING THEN 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-171000-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
1100 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING THEN 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-171000-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
1100 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE IN  
THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.   
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ121-171000-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
1100 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTH  
5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-171000-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
1100 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
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