889  
FZUS53 KDLH 092123  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
422 PM CDT WED SEP 9 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.  
 
LSZ140-100400-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
422 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLEAR. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-100400-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
422 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LATE IN  
THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-100400-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
422 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-100400-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
422 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN  
THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO  
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO  
1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-100400-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
422 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
EASING TO 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-100400-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
422 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
EASING TO 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-100400-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
422 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO  
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-100400-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
422 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. CLEAR.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-100400-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
422 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-100400-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
422 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
EASING TO 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE NIGHT. CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-100400-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
422 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. CLEAR.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS RISING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLEAR. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
 
 
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:  
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES  
 
WFO DLH  
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