874  
FZUS53 KDLH 261727  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
1127 AM CST MON JAN 26 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.  
 
LSZ140-262300-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
1127 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CST  
THIS EVENING...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY LATE.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
12 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ141-262300-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
1127 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY LATE.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO  
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ142-262300-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
1127 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
FLURRIES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY LATE. HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE  
OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN  
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ143-262300-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
1127 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
FLURRIES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. HEAVY  
FREEZING SPRAY LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE  
OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO  
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ144-262300-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
1127 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 KNOTS RISING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE  
OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ145-262300-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
1127 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF  
FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO  
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ146-262300-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
1127 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY LATE.  
WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS  
BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN EASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE  
OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. A GALE  
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ147-262300-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
1127 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW  
LIKELY LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS  
BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. A  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ150-262300-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
1127 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY  
MORNING...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CST  
THIS EVENING...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO  
AROUND 35 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW  
LIKELY LATE. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND  
35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LSZ148-262300-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
1127 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO  
25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
FLURRIES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS  
BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN  
THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

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