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FZUS53 KDLH 120251  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
951 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 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.  
 
LSZ140-121000-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
951 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-121000-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
951 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY  
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-121000-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
951 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
EVENING. SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-121000-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
951 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-121000-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
951 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SATURDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST  
TOWARD DAYBREAK. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SHOWERS  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-121000-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
951 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SATURDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST  
TOWARD DAYBREAK. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-121000-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
951 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SATURDAY  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN  
THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WIND 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-121000-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
951 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-121000-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
951 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN DECREASING  
TO 20 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-121000-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
951 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. SHOWERS LIKELY  
LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-121000-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
951 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
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