845  
FZUS53 KDLH 032146  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
346 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025  
 
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.  
 
LSZ140-040500-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
346 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE  
IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET  
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FEET. A GALE  
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 40 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW  
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
TO 14 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-040500-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
346 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO  
4 TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.  
SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-040500-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
346 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.  
SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE  
DAY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-040500-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
346 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH  
THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-040500-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
346 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 35 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-040500-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
346 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A  
GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-040500-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
346 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.  
SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE  
NEEDED.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING THEN 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-040500-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
346 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING THEN 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-040500-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
346 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
UNTIL EARLY MORNING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. HEAVY  
FREEZING SPRAY UNTIL EARLY MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A  
GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.  
SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
MORNING THEN 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
LSZ121-040500-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
346 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 35 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. A GALE WARNING  
MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-040500-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
346 PM CST WED DEC 3 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. A GALE WARNING MAY  
BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

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