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FZUS53 KDLH 132023  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
323 PM CDT WED MAY 13 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.  
 
LSZ140-140400-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
323 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-140400-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
323 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-140400-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
323 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-140400-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
323 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-140400-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
323 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SUNNY IN THE MORNING  
THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-140400-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
323 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-140400-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
323 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-140400-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
323 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-140400-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
323 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS 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.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-140400-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
323 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-140400-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
323 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
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