997  
FZUS53 KDLH 251013  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
413 AM CST WED FEB 25 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.  
 
LSZ140-251700-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
413 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-251700-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
413 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-251700-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
413 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-251700-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
413 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-251700-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
413 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-251700-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
413 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-251700-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
413 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS  
MORNING...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-251700-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
413 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS  
MORNING...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS 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.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-251700-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
413 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN  
THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY 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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