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FZUS53 KDLH 180601  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
1201 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
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.  
 
LSZ140-181700-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
1201 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTH UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 45 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW,  
RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY  
FREEZING SPRAY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO  
AROUND 50 KNOTS EASING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS  
TO AROUND 50 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HEAVY  
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A STORM WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY  
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
45 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GALES TO AROUND 40 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-181700-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
1201 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTH UP TO  
30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 45 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO  
AROUND 50 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
45 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. A  
STORM WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A GALE WARNING MAY BE  
NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-181700-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
1201 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS  
WITH GALES TO AROUND 45 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO  
AROUND 50 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A STORM WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-181700-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
1201 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
45 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-181700-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
1201 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE  
OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-181700-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
1201 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO  
AROUND 50 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. A STORM  
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-181700-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
1201 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO  
30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 45 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO  
AROUND 50 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. A STORM  
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-181700-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
1201 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 40 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GALES UP TO 40 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
SNOW IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW, LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND  
LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
TO 10 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-181700-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
1201 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS  
WITH GALES TO AROUND 40 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET  
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
TO 11 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS EASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 40 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-181700-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
1201 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GALES UP TO 40 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-181700-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
1201 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON, THEN SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GALES UP TO 40 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
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