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FZUS53 KDLH 131445  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
844 AM CST TUE JAN 13 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.  
 
LSZ140-132300-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
844 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS LATE. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
DRIZZLE IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT  
FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
40 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-132300-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
844 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS LATE. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE, SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AND SNOW LATE.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GALES UP TO 40 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY  
CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-132300-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
844 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE, LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE  
AND SNOW LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-132300-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
844 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
EVENING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-132300-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
844 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN THEN 20 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-132300-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
844 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.  
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN THEN 20 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-132300-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
844 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE  
NEEDED.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN THEN 20 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-132300-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
844 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE  
OF SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY  
IN THE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-132300-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
844 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT  
FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY  
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-132300-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
844 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-132300-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
844 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN  
THE MORNING. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
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