034  
FZUS53 KDLH 211423  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
922 AM CDT FRI AUG 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.  
 
LSZ140-212200-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
922 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-212200-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
922 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE MORNING. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-212200-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
922 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN  
CLEARING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-212200-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
922 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
CHANCE OF SPRINKLES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-212200-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
922 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE IN  
THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SPRINKLES AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-212200-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
922 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SPRINKLES AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-212200-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
922 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-212200-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
922 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-212200-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
922 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-212200-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
922 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-212200-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
922 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON  
THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF SPRINKLES IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
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