128  
FZUS53 KDLH 220518  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
1218 AM CDT THU OCT 22 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.  
 
LSZ140-221600-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
1218 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
AREAS OF DENSE FOG LATE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-221600-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
1218 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-221600-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
1218 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-221600-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
1218 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-221600-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
1218 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-221600-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
1218 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO  
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-221600-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
1218 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-221600-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
1218 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-221600-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
1218 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LSZ121-221600-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
1218 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-221600-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
1218 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
EAST WIND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE  
10 KNOTS OR LESS, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG  
LATE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
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