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FZUS53 KDLH 131539
NSHDLH
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
939 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-
939 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 LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
DRIZZLE THROUGH THE DAY. 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-
939 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 35 KNOTS. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, 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-
939 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. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, 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-
939 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. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE THROUGH THE DAY. 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-
939 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 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, 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-
939 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 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 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-
939 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. 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-
939 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 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE. 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-
939 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-
939 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-
939 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. 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:
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES
WFO DLH
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