974  
FZUS53 KDLH 191822  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
122 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 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.  
 
LSZ140-192200-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
122 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY  
SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY  
BE NEEDED.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-192200-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
122 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING SOUTH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY SMOKE  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.   
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-192200-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
122 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY SMOKE  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-192200-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
122 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LATE IN THE EVENING,  
THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PATCHY SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,  
THEN INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY SMOKE IN  
THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-192200-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
122 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING,  
THEN INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY SMOKE IN  
THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-192200-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
122 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-192200-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
122 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.   
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PATCHY  
SMOKE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-192200-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
122 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PATCHY  
SMOKE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-192200-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
122 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE  
DAY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN  
THE EVENING, THEN RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-192200-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
122 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE  
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-192200-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
122 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY  
SOUTH WIND 5 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
MONDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EASING TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT, THEN RISING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
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