507  
FZUS53 KDLH 312214  
NSHDLH  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
413 PM 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.  
 
LSZ140-010500-  
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-  
413 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GALES UP TO 45 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO  
30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO  
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ141-010500-  
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-  
413 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GALES UP TO 40 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ142-010500-  
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-  
413 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY  
CLEAR. 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. CHANCE  
OF FLURRIES THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ143-010500-  
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-  
413 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE  
OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ144-010500-  
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-  
413 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. 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. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ145-010500-  
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-  
413 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN  
THE NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ146-010500-  
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-  
413 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS  
INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY  
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ147-010500-  
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-  
413 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO  
7 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ150-010500-  
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-  
413 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN  
THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 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 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS.  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ121-010500-  
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-  
413 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING, THEN 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.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
 
 
LSZ148-010500-  
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-  
413 PM CST WED DEC 31 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 KNOTS. 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  
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. 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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