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FZUS53 KDLH 222200  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
500 PM CDT WED APR 22 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.  
 
LSZ140-230400-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
500 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-230400-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
500 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.   
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RAIN  
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
7 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-230400-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
500 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING.  
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH  
THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-230400-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
500 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
UNTIL EARLY MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-230400-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
500 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE  
DAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-230400-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
500 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE  
DAY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-230400-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
500 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-230400-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
500 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE  
NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-230400-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
500 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.   
THURSDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-230400-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
500 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN  
THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-230400-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
500 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
WFO DLH  
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