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FZUS53 KDLH 152025
NSHDLH
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
224 PM CST THU JAN 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.
LSZ140-160500-
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
224 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY EARLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE
NIGHT. SNOW LIKELY UNTIL EARLY MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN
THE NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ141-160500-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
224 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND
EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE NIGHT. PATCHY
FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ142-160500-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
224 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN THE LATE EVENING AND
EARLY MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ143-160500-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-
224 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG
UNTIL EARLY MORNING. SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ144-160500-
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
224 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ145-160500-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
224 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING
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. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. PATCHY
FOG IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ146-160500-
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
224 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN RISING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 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.
LSZ147-160500-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
224 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG
THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. SNOW
LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SNOW
LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ150-160500-
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-
224 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. PATCHY
FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. SNOW
LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
SATURDAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ121-160500-
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-
224 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. PATCHY
FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SNOW. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ148-160500-
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
224 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW LIKELY.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES
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