089  
FZUS53 KDLH 132200  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
500 PM CDT THU AUG 13 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.  
 
LSZ140-140400-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
500 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-140400-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
500 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-140400-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
500 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-140400-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
500 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-140400-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
500 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-140400-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
500 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE IN  
THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-140400-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
500 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-140400-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
500 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
FRIDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-140400-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
500 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
FRIDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-140400-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
500 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
FRIDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-140400-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
500 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
FRIDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
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