971  
FZUS53 KDLH 252326  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
626 PM CDT SAT APR 25 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.  
 
LSZ140-261000-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
626 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING  
NORTHEAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SMALL  
CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-261000-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
626 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-261000-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
626 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS RISING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-261000-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
626 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES  
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING  
TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-261000-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
626 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-261000-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
626 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY TOWARD DAYBREAK.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-261000-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
626 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES  
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN  
THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-261000-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
626 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-261000-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
626 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF  
SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ121-261000-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
626 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES EARLY  
IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND EARLY MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TOWARD DAYBREAK.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-261000-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
626 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
WFO DLH  
 
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