875  
FZUS53 KDLH 231703  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
1203 PM CDT THU APR 23 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.  
 
LSZ140-232200-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
1203 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-232200-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
1203 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RAIN  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WIND 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-232200-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
1203 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-232200-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
1203 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-232200-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
1203 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN  
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-232200-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
1203 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS  
EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-232200-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
1203 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-232200-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
1203 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
MORNING. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-232200-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
1203 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ121-232200-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
1203 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 10 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-232200-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
1203 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN  
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
WFO DLH  
 
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