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FZUS53 KDLH 172037
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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
236 PM CST SAT JAN 17 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.
LSZ140-180500-
GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
236 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS EARLY
IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
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
IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A GALE
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ141-180500-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
236 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SUNDAY
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A GALE
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ142-180500-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
236 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE NIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
SUNDAY
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 35 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ143-180500-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-
236 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SUNDAY
WEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ144-180500-
TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
236 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. A GALE WARNING
MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS EARLY IN
THE MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ145-180500-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-
236 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL EARLY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO
6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
MONDAY
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PARTLY
SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ146-180500-
PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
236 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
THEN INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ147-180500-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-
236 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
THEN INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ150-180500-
OUTER APOSTLE ISLANDS BEYOND 5 NM FROM MAINLAND-
236 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW LATE IN THE NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
BLOWING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING
TO 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING,
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ121-180500-
CHEQUAMEGON BAY-BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-
236 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
MONDAY
WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO
25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
MORNING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
NOTE...WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
LSZ148-180500-
OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
236 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SNOW.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED.
MONDAY
WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
DECREASING TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN THEN 25 KNOTS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
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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