264  
FZUS53 KDLH 202308  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
607 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 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.  
 
LSZ140-211000-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
607 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN  
TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
RAIN, LIGHT SLEET AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-211000-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
607 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE DAY.  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-211000-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
607 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST  
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARD DAYBREAK.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE  
DAY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-211000-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
607 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST  
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARD DAYBREAK.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE  
DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN, LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-211000-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
607 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE MORNING. CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-211000-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
607 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT  
FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE MORNING. CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-211000-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
607 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING EAST TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT  
FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE MORNING. CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-211000-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
607 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARD DAYBREAK.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-211000-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
607 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO  
7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY  
BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-211000-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
607 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT  
FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
WFO DLH  
 
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