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FZUS53 KDLH 151946
NSHDLH
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
246 PM CDT THU OCT 15 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.
LSZ140-160400-
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
246 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 40 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTH 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 AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
LSZ141-160400-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
246 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE NIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS
BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
LSZ142-160400-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
246 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN RISING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT.
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE
IN THE NIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 40 KNOTS
EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
LSZ143-160400-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-
246 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH
20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT.
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE NIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 40 KNOTS
EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
THEN DECREASING TO 35 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES
4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
LSZ144-160400-
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
246 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN
BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS LATE
IN THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET LATE IN THE NIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS
EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A GALE WARNING
MAY BE NEEDED.
LSZ145-160400-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
246 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE EVENING AND
EARLY MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 40 KNOTS
EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
LSZ146-160400-
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
246 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH
UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 40 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT.
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE
IN THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE IN
THE NIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 40 KNOTS
EASING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES
6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,
THEN BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
THEN DECREASING TO 35 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES
4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
LSZ147-160400-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
246 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH
UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 40 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT.
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE
IN THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET LATE IN
THE NIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 40 KNOTS
EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING, THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
LSZ150-160400-
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-
246 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN
RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 40 KNOTS LATE IN
THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTH 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 AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WAVES 7 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
THEN DECREASING TO 35 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES
5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
LSZ121-160400-
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-
246 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING,
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GALES UP TO 40 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST 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.
LSZ148-160400-
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
246 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
40 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING,
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 45 KNOTS
EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 8 TO
11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. A GALE WARNING
MAY BE NEEDED.
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES
WFO DLH
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