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FZUS53 KDLH 311547
NSHDLH
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
947 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.
LSZ140-312300-
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
947 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS LATE. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GALES UP TO 40 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES
THROUGH THE DAY. 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 3 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ141-312300-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
947 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS. 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 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GALES UP TO 40 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS. 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 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND 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.
LSZ142-312300-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
947 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN 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 IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CLEAR
IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 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. 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.
LSZ143-312300-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-
947 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF FLURRIES
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 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.
LSZ144-312300-
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
947 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY
IN THE 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. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ145-312300-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
947 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS LATE. CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP 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. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ146-312300-
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
947 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS LATE. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND
SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW. 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 3 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ147-312300-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
947 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.
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 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.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ150-312300-
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-
947 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO
7 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 7 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 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ121-312300-
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-
947 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS EASING TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS EASING TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
FLURRIES IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ148-312300-
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
947 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
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 2 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS
UNTIL EARLY MORNING. 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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