535  
FZUS53 KDLH 142358  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
558 PM CST WED JAN 14 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.  
 
LSZ140-150500-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
558 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
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.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE  
OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-150500-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
558 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY  
IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-150500-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
558 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
WEST LATE IN THE NIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE  
NEEDED.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN  
BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-150500-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
558 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
WEST LATE IN THE NIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-150500-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
558 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE NIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR UNTIL EARLY MORNING  
THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.  
LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN 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.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-150500-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
558 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE NIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR UNTIL EARLY MORNING  
THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.  
LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-150500-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
558 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE NIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING  
TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW  
LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-150500-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
558 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE NIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING  
THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN  
BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-150500-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
558 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN 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.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN  
BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-150500-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
558 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE  
IN THE NIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW  
LIKELY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-150500-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
558 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. 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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