137  
FZUS53 KDLH 231000  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
500 AM CDT THU JUL 23 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.  
 
LSZ140-231600-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
500 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE  
NEEDED.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-231600-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
500 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-231600-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
500 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM  
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-231600-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
500 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM  
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-231600-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
500 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-231600-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
500 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-231600-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
500 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM  
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-231600-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
500 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM  
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-231600-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
500 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM  
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-231600-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
500 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-231600-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
500 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE MORNING. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN DECREASING  
TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
WFO DLH  
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