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FZUS53 KDLH 091308
NSHDLH
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
708 AM CST FRI JAN 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.
LSZ140-091700-
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
708 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY
CLOUDY EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WIND 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO
7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ141-091700-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
708 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY
CLOUDY EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY IN
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN
CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ142-091700-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
708 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY
EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN
CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ143-091700-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-
708 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING
THEN CLEARING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ144-091700-
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
708 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST EARLY IN
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN
THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ145-091700-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
708 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST EARLY IN
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ146-091700-
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
708 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST EARLY IN
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ147-091700-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
708 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST EARLY IN
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ150-091700-
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-
708 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO
6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY
BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ121-091700-
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-
708 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF DENSE
FREEZING FOG IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ148-091700-
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
708 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED.
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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