868  
FZUS53 KDLH 240003  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
703 PM CDT THU APR 23 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.  
 
LSZ140-241000-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
703 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. RAIN AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-241000-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
703 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK.  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-241000-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
703 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH  
5 TO 10 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. RAIN WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-241000-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
703 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK.  
RAIN WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY  
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-241000-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
703 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. RAIN IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-241000-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
703 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. RAIN IN THE  
EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TOWARD  
DAYBREAK.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-241000-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
703 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST  
5 TO 10 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. RAIN WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TOWARD  
DAYBREAK.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-241000-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
703 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. RAIN WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
MORNING. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS, THEN BECOMING EAST 5 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-241000-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
703 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING. RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ121-241000-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
703 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TOWARD DAYBREAK. RAIN AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-241000-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
703 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. RAIN  
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

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