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FZUS53 KDLH 281714
NSHDLH
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1114 AM CST SUN DEC 28 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.
LSZ140-282300-
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
1114 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS RISING TO UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS
LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET LATE.
TONIGHT
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
45 KNOTS RISING TO GALES TO 35 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS TO
AROUND 50 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES
5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GALES UP TO 45 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 35 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET.
A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO
AROUND 40 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 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 AFTER MIDNIGHT. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
LSZ141-282300-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
1114 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS RISING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND 35 KNOTS
LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
45 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LSZ142-282300-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
1114 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW
LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GALES UP TO 40 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 45 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY IN THE
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING
THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
LSZ143-282300-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-
1114 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET
BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.
TONIGHT
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY IN THE
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
LSZ144-282300-
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
1114 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.
TONIGHT
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
LSZ145-282300-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
1114 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS. RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE FREEZING
FOG LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS. AREAS OF DENSE FREEZING FOG IN THE EVENING. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
LSZ146-282300-
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
1114 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS RISING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS
LATE. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE.
TONIGHT
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. AREAS
OF DENSE FREEZING FOG IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
LSZ147-282300-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
1114 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS RISING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS
LATE. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND
SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE.
TONIGHT
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE FREEZING FOG IN THE
EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW IN THE
EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
LSZ150-282300-
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-
1114 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. AREAS
OF DENSE FREEZING FOG AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 17 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE DAY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 7 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 9 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
LSZ121-282300-
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-
1114 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY
THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE FREEZING
FOG LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. AREAS
OF DENSE FREEZING FOG IN THE EVENING. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
LSZ148-282300-
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
1114 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF
DENSE FREEZING FOG LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS. AREAS OF DENSE FREEZING FOG IN THE EVENING. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW THROUGH
THE NIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FEET IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE DAY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 7 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:
WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES
WFO DLH
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