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FZUS53 KDLH 161336
NSHDLH
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
736 AM CST FRI JAN 16 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.
LSZ140-161700-
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
736 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
TODAY
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE
OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ141-161700-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
736 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN
CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ142-161700-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
736 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN
CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ143-161700-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-
736 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN
CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY
IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ144-161700-
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
736 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE
OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY
IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ145-161700-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
736 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,
THEN INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ146-161700-
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
736 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ147-161700-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
736 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ150-161700-
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-
736 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
TO 7 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ121-161700-
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-
736 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
TODAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN
THE EVENING THEN 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW.
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SNOW
LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ148-161700-
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
736 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS
BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
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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