395  
FZUS53 KDLH 190217  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
917 PM CDT WED MAR 18 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.  
 
LSZ140-191000-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
917 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH  
TOWARD DAYBREAK. MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND  
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY  
FOG IN THE MORNING. . WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-191000-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
917 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE MORNING,  
THEN BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING  
RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-191000-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
917 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT  
FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-191000-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
917 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY  
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT  
FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-191000-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
917 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-191000-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
917 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND EARLY MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-191000-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
917 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY  
MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
EVENING. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-191000-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
917 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH TOWARD DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY  
MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-191000-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
917 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH TOWARD  
DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE IN THE  
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY  
MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-191000-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
917 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
TOWARD DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. 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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