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FZUS53 KDLH 311355
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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
755 AM CST WED DEC 31 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.
LSZ140-311700-
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
755 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GALES TO AROUND
40 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES
THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ141-311700-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
755 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GALES UP TO 40 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES
THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ142-311700-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
755 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE IN THE
MORNING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CLEAR IN THE EVENING
THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ143-311700-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-
755 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE
LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. A GALE
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF FLURRIES. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ144-311700-
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
755 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
FLURRIES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN
THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ145-311700-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
755 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AND
LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF
FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ146-311700-
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
755 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. SNOW AND CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF FLURRIES AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ147-311700-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
755 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ150-311700-
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-
755 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SNOW
LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
DRIZZLE IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES
IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ121-311700-
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-
755 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS EASING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF
FLURRIES. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
THURSDAY
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 MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ148-311700-
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
755 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
TODAY
NORTHWEST 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. SNOW LIKELY
THROUGH THE DAY. LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
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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