355  
FZUS53 KDLH 082201  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
501 PM CDT TUE SEP 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.  
 
LSZ140-090400-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
501 PM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO  
30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A  
GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-090400-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
501 PM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-090400-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
501 PM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-090400-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
501 PM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-090400-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
501 PM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-090400-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
501 PM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO  
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-090400-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
501 PM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-090400-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
501 PM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE  
NEEDED.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-090400-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
501 PM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN  
CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
TO 7 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-090400-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
501 PM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING  
THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-090400-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
501 PM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING  
THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
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