044  
FZUS53 KDLH 261556  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
1056 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 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.  
 
LSZ140-262200-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
1056 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LATE.  
AREAS OF SMOKE AND DENSE FOG THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG AND SMOKE  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-262200-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
1056 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS. AREAS OF SMOKE AND DENSE FOG  
THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE  
EVENING. PATCHY DENSE FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-262200-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
1056 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. AREAS OF SMOKE  
AND DENSE FOG THROUGH THE DAY. . WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-262200-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
1056 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING  
NORTHEAST 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
LATE. AREAS OF DENSE FOG AND SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. . WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN  
THE EVENING. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-262200-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
1056 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LATE. AREAS  
OF SMOKE AND DENSE FOG IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
PATCHY FOG AND SMOKE LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-262200-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
1056 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG AND SMOKE IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING  
THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-262200-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
1056 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST  
5 KNOTS LATE. PATCHY FOG AND SMOKE IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON. . WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE EVENING,  
THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-262200-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
1056 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTH  
5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE. ,  
PATCHY FOG AND SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. . WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-262200-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
1056 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING  
NORTHEAST 5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG AND SMOKE THROUGH  
THE DAY. . WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-262200-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
1056 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE. MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN  
BECOMING NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-262200-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
1056 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY  
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY  
SMOKE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
 
 
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