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FZUS53 KDLH 081309  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
808 AM CDT WED APR 8 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.  
 
LSZ140-082200-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
808 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. SNOW SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS, CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-082200-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
808 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS, SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF LIGHT  
FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-082200-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
808 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
DAY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-082200-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
808 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING WEST LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. 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.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-082200-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
808 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. 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.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING  
THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-082200-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
808 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
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 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING  
THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-082200-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
808 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
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.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-082200-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
808 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING WEST LATE. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS, THEN BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-082200-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
808 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING WEST LATE. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
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  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-082200-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
808 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
BECOMING SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
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 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING  
THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
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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