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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1102 PM CST WED JAN 21 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.
LSZ140-221100-
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
1102 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
FLURRIES. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN
THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ141-221100-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
1102 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
FLURRIES. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
FLURRIES. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ142-221100-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
1102 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES THROUGH THE
NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN
THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ143-221100-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-
1102 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF FLURRIES TOWARD
DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
FLURRIES. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN THEN 20 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ144-221100-
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
1102 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
FLURRIES. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ145-221100-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
1102 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO
7 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
FLURRIES. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ146-221100-
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
1102 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE
NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ147-221100-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
1102 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF
FLURRIES. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ150-221100-
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-
1102 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES THROUGH THE NIGHT.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH
THE DAY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO
7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 4 TO
7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN
THE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ148-221100-
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
1102 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE
OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES
WFO DLH
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