980
FZUS53 KDLH 260542
NSHDLH
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1142 PM 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.
LSZ140-261100-
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
1142 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS EASING TO 5 KNOTS
TOWARD DAYBREAK. CHANCE OF SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
THURSDAY
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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 WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 45 KNOTS.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ141-261100-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
1142 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TOWARD
DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW
TOWARD DAYBREAK. 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 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
45 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ142-261100-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
1142 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
TOWARD DAYBREAK. 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 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
40 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ143-261100-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-
1142 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 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 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
40 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ144-261100-
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
1142 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST 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. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
FRIDAY
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS
RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 40 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A GALE
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ145-261100-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
1142 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST 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. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
40 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN
CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ146-261100-
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
1142 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. 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 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
40 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN
CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A GALE
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ150-261100-
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-
1142 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
TOWARD DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS
LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT
OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
40 KNOTS BECOMING WEST WITH GALES TO AROUND 40 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ148-261100-
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
1142 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 FOOT
OR LESS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
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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