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FZUS53 KDLH 072305  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
605 PM CDT TUE APR 7 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.  
 
LSZ140-081000-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
605 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO  
3 TO 5 FEET TOWARD DAYBREAK.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-081000-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
605 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF  
SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET  
TOWARD DAYBREAK.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-081000-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
605 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW  
TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN, SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN  
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-081000-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
605 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN, SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING  
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-081000-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
605 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN  
IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-081000-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
605 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-081000-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
605 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-081000-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
605 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-081000-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
605 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 2 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-081000-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
605 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
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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