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FZUS53 KDLH 081057  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
457 AM CST MON DEC 8 2025  
 
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.  
 
LSZ140-081700-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
457 AM CST MON DEC 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE  
OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE  
OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
7 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 35 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO  
4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
TO 7 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-081700-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
457 AM CST MON DEC 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE  
OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-081700-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
457 AM CST MON DEC 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. SNOW IN THE  
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS, THEN BECOMING EAST 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-081700-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
457 AM CST MON DEC 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-081700-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
457 AM CST MON DEC 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING EAST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-081700-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
457 AM CST MON DEC 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL  
CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-081700-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
457 AM CST MON DEC 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.  
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-081700-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
457 AM CST MON DEC 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-081700-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
457 AM CST MON DEC 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE  
OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
TO 10 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-081700-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
457 AM CST MON DEC 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
TUESDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-081700-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
457 AM CST MON DEC 8 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE  
NEEDED.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
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