368  
FZUS53 KDLH 172342  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
642 PM 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.  
 
LSZ140-181000-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
642 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING  
THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-181000-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
642 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING  
NORTHEAST TOWARD DAYBREAK. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-181000-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
642 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
TOWARD DAYBREAK. MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE  
IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-181000-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
642 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
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. CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-181000-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
642 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST 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  
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-181000-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
642 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 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  
20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-181000-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
642 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-181000-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
642 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-181000-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
642 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 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 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-181000-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
642 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING  
THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-181000-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
642 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING  
THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
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