234  
FZUS53 KDLH 271723  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
1223 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 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.  
 
LSZ140-272200-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
1223 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-272200-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
1223 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-272200-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
1223 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-272200-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
1223 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST 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.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-272200-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
1223 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
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.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-272200-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
1223 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
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 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-272200-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
1223 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-272200-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
1223 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-272200-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
1223 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING  
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-272200-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
1223 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
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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