466  
FZUS53 KDLH 122308  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
607 PM CDT MON OCT 12 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.  
 
LSZ140-131000-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
607 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
12 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY  
BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-131000-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
607 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-131000-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
607 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 35 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. PATCHY FOG UNTIL EARLY MORNING. RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SMALL  
CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-131000-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
607 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
EARLY MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 8 TO  
11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-131000-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
607 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS DECREASING TO  
25 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND DRIZZLE TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. PATCHY FOG IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES  
7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-131000-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
607 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 40 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TOWARD DAYBREAK.  
PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
5 TO 8 FEET TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-131000-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
607 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. RAIN SHOWERS AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-131000-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
607 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. RAIN SHOWERS AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG  
LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
13 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO  
7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-131000-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
607 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
TO 15 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-131000-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
607 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING  
NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-131000-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
607 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
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