660  
FZUS53 KDLH 090816  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
316 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 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.  
 
LSZ140-091600-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
316 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
TODAY  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,  
THEN DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY  
IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY  
IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-091600-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
316 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.   
SATURDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING  
THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-091600-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
316 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.   
SATURDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE  
NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-091600-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
316 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE  
MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-091600-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
316 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.   
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-091600-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
316 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,  
THEN DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-091600-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
316 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN DECREASING  
TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-091600-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
316 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
5 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-091600-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
316 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-091600-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
316 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
5 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-091600-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
316 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
5 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
WFO DLH  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab MN Page
The Nexlab WI Page
Main Text Page