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FZUS53 KDLH 270725  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
125 AM CST TUE JAN 27 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.  
 
LSZ140-271700-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
125 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-271700-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
125 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 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.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-271700-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
125 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-271700-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
125 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 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.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-271700-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
125 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO  
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-271700-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
125 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE  
OF FLURRIES UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-271700-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
125 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-271700-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
125 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS  
MORNING...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE  
OF FLURRIES IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO  
8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN THE  
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.   
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-271700-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
125 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS UNTIL  
EARLY MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

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