041  
FZUS53 KDLH 191147  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
647 AM CDT WED AUG 19 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.  
 
LSZ140-191600-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
647 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-191600-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
647 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR  
LESS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-191600-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
647 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-191600-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
647 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS RISING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-191600-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
647 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-191600-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
647 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-191600-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
647 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-191600-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
647 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-191600-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
647 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-191600-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
647 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE MORNING,  
THEN BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS  
LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-191600-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
647 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
TODAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS  
LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
WFO DLH  
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