973  
FZUS53 KDLH 191109  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
608 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 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.  
 
LSZ140-191600-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
608 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SMOKE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN PATCHY  
SMOKE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-191600-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
608 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY SMOKE  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-191600-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
608 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE  
THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-191600-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
608 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-191600-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
608 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.   
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN INCREASING  
TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-191600-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
608 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.   
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,  
THEN INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-191600-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
608 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING. PATCHY SMOKE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-191600-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
608 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-191600-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
608 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO  
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO  
1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-191600-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
608 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-191600-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
608 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING,  
THEN PATCHY SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
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