250  
FZUS53 KDLH 190448  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
1147 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-  
1147 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST  
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 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 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-  
1147 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW  
LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE  
IN THE EVENING, THEN 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  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 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-  
1147 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE LATE IN THE EVENING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW LATE IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 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  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 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-  
1147 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING.  
PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-191000-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
1147 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH TOWARD DAYBREAK. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN, DRIZZLE AND SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS 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-  
1147 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH TOWARD DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE LATE  
IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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-  
1147 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST TOWARD DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. 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. 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-  
1147 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH TOWARD DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND 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 WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
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.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-191000-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
1147 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH TOWARD DAYBREAK. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS 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-  
1147 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 SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE  
IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
PATCHY FOG 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.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
WFO DLH  
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