484  
FZUS53 KDLH 141648  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
1048 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2025  
 
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.  
 
LSZ140-142300-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
1048 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY  
SUNNY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO  
7 TO 10 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-142300-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
1048 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO  
1 TO 3 FEET LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS. FREEZING SPRAY  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES  
4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-142300-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
1048 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY  
SUNNY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN EASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-142300-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
1048 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN EASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-142300-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
1048 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,  
THEN DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-142300-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
1048 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,  
THEN DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
7 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-142300-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
1048 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,  
THEN DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  
MAY BE NEEDED.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-142300-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
1048 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,  
THEN DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
8 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-142300-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
1048 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
10 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE  
NEEDED.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ121-142300-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
1048 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO  
35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.   
MONDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS RISING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-142300-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
1048 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,  
THEN DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
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