777  
FZUS53 KDLH 160400  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
1100 PM CDT WED JUL 15 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.  
 
LSZ140-161000-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
1100 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THURSDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SMOKE. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SMOKE IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-161000-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
1100 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THURSDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. SMOKE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SMOKE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SMOKE IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-161000-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
1100 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THURSDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SMOKE. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. SMOKE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. SMOKE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-161000-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
1100 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THURSDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. AREAS OF  
SMOKE LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SMOKE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SMOKE IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-161000-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
1100 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THURSDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SMOKE LATE IN THE EVENING,  
THEN AREAS OF SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SMOKE IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-161000-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
1100 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THURSDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. AREAS OF SMOKE. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SMOKE IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-161000-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
1100 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THURSDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. AREAS OF  
SMOKE LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SMOKE IN THE MORNING.  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-161000-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
1100 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THURSDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. AREAS OF  
SMOKE LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. SMOKE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. SMOKE IN THE MORNING. RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-161000-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
1100 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THURSDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING  
NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SMOKE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. SMOKE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-161000-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
1100 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THURSDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. AREAS OF  
SMOKE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY  
MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SMOKE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
THE DAY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-161000-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
1100 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2026  
   
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THURSDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. AREAS OF  
SMOKE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SMOKE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. SMOKE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
WFO DLH  
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