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FZUS53 KDLH 171000  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
500 AM CDT THU SEP 17 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.  
 
LSZ140-171600-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
500 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-171600-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
500 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY  
IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-171600-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
500 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
5 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-171600-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
500 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN THEN  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-171600-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
500 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
5 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-171600-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
500 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
5 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-171600-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
500 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING THEN 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-171600-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
500 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING THEN 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-171600-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
500 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-171600-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
500 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTH 5 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-171600-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
500 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
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