104  
FZUS53 KDLH 171954  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
254 PM CDT WED SEP 17 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.  
 
LSZ140-141-180415-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
254 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-180415-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
254 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY  
EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO  
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES  
4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-180415-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
254 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.   
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-145-180415-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
254 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-180415-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
254 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
DAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-180415-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
254 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
DAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ121-180415-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
254 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-180415-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
254 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-180415-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
254 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE  
FRIDAY NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.  
 

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