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FZUS53 KDLH 020221  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
921 PM CDT TUE APR 1 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.  
 
LSZ140-141-021015-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
921 PM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW  
TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.   
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 45 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO  
13 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
17 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
45 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT  
SLEET IN THE EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 9 TO  
14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 18 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-143-021015-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
921 PM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET  
BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 40 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN, SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
LIGHT SLEET IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 13 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE  
NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-021015-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
921 PM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS. SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
14 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 40 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
4 TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-021015-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
921 PM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SNOW  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT  
SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
13 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. A  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-021015-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
921 PM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TOWARD DAYBREAK.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW,  
RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SLEET LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 7 TO  
10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-021015-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
921 PM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TOWARD DAYBREAK.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS. SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF LIGHT SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
12 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-021015-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
921 PM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SNOW, RAIN, SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND  
LIGHT SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 7 TO 12 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY, SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 7 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN THE  
MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ121-021015-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
921 PM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET  
TOWARD DAYBREAK.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE MORNING. SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN, LIGHT SLEET AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST 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. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-021015-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
921 PM CDT TUE APR 1 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TOWARD DAYBREAK.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SNOW  
AND RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN, SNOW, LIGHT SLEET AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO  
7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE  
OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
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