167  
FZUS53 KDLH 232200  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
500 PM CDT WED SEP 23 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.  
 
LSZ140-240400-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
500 PM CDT WED SEP 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY  
MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-240400-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
500 PM CDT WED SEP 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN  
THE NIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTH 5 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-240400-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
500 PM CDT WED SEP 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN  
THE NIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST 5 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-240400-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
500 PM CDT WED SEP 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTH LATE IN THE NIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-240400-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
500 PM CDT WED SEP 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTH LATE IN THE NIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-240400-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
500 PM CDT WED SEP 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-240400-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
500 PM CDT WED SEP 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
EASING TO 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS  
OR LESS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-240400-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
500 PM CDT WED SEP 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-240400-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
500 PM CDT WED SEP 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR UNTIL EARLY MORNING  
THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ121-240400-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
500 PM CDT WED SEP 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-240400-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
500 PM CDT WED SEP 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

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