902  
FZUS53 KDLH 200452  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
1152 PM CDT WED AUG 19 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.  
 
LSZ140-201000-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
1152 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY  
LATE IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-201000-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
1152 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. PARTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-201000-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
1152 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
5 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE  
DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST 5 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-201000-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
1152 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTH  
5 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS, THEN BECOMING EAST 5 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-201000-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
1152 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST 5 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-201000-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
1152 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTH  
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-201000-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
1152 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST 5 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. PARTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN  
CLEARING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-201000-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
1152 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-201000-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
1152 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY LATE IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ121-201000-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
1152 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN  
THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING  
NORTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-201000-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
1152 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT,  
THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
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