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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
859 PM CST MON JAN 12 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.
LSZ140-131100-
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
859 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
AND RAIN LIKELY TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET TOWARD DAYBREAK.
TUESDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS
BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY, CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AND LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE
AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
40 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
40 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ141-131100-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
859 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS
BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
DRIZZLE, SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ142-131100-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
859 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS
BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH
THE DAY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ143-131100-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-
859 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS. RAIN, SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE
MORNING. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. A GALE
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ144-131100-
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
859 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN, DRIZZLE
AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING
THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ145-131100-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
859 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY
TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ146-131100-
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
859 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AND SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO
AROUND 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO
AROUND 35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO
6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO
6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ147-131100-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
859 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK.
CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE
THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A GALE WARNING
MAY BE NEEDED.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO
7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ150-131100-
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-
859 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE
THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET. A GALE
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO
13 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ121-131100-
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-
859 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUESDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ148-131100-
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
859 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN
AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE
THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO
AROUND 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO
AROUND 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE, LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
TO 12 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
WEDNESDAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO
13 FEET. A GALE WARNING 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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