059  
FZUS53 KDLH 300020  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
720 PM CDT WED JUL 29 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.  
 
LSZ140-301000-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
720 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-301000-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
720 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-301000-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
720 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. PATCHY SMOKE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS  
OR LESS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-301000-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
720 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE  
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. PATCHY SMOKE.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-301000-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
720 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE  
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-301000-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
720 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE  
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE  
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-301000-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
720 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS  
OR LESS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-301000-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
720 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE  
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-301000-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
720 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
THE DAY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ121-301000-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
720 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-301000-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
720 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
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