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Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
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021 FZUS53 KDLH 090708 NSHDLH Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Duluth MN 208 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 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. LSZ140-091615- Grand Portage to Grand Marais MN- 208 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 20 knots increasing to 25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...South wind 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots in the late evening and early morning, then decreasing to 25 knots early in the morning. Rain showers likely through the night. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally to 7 feet. .FRIDAY...West wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots becoming northwest with gusts to around 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Rain showers likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet late in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots decreasing to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LSZ141-091615- Grand Marais to Taconite Harbor MN- 208 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .TODAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots in the late evening and overnight. Chance of rain showers through the night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Gusts up to 20 knots early in the evening. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LSZ142-091615- Taconite Harbor to Silver Bay Harbor MN- 208 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .TODAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots becoming east late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest with gusts to around 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Chance of rain showers through the night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots becoming northwest with gusts to around 25 knots in the afternoon. Chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Gusts up to 20 knots early in the evening. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LSZ143-091615- Silver Bay Harbor to Two Harbors MN- 208 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .TODAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast late in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots with gusts to around 20 knots after midnight. Chance of rain showers in the evening, then slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots becoming northwest with gusts to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Slight chance of rain showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots easing to 5 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LSZ144-091615- Two Harbors to Duluth MN- 208 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .TODAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Sunny until late afternoon then becoming partly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots becoming southwest with gusts to around 20 knots early in the morning. Chance of rain showers in the evening, then slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 20 knots increasing to 25 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then decreasing to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Slight chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LSZ145-091615- Duluth MN to Port Wing WI- 208 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Sunny until late afternoon then becoming partly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots becoming southwest with gusts to around 20 knots early in the morning. Chance of rain showers in the evening, then slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest wind 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Slight chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LSZ146-091615- Port Wing to Sand Island WI- 208 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots becoming southwest with gusts to around 20 knots early in the morning. Chance of rain showers through the night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots becoming northwest with gusts to around 25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Slight chance of rain showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots with gusts to around 20 knots becoming northeast early in the morning. Chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LSZ147-091615- Sand Island to Bayfield WI- 208 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest early in the morning. Gusts up to 20 knots. Chance of rain showers through the night. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...West wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots with gusts to around 20 knots becoming northeast early in the morning. Chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LSZ150-091615- Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland- 208 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...South wind 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 20 knots increasing to 25 knots in the late evening and overnight. Chance of rain showers through the night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest in the late morning and afternoon. Gusts up to 25 knots. Chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots becoming northeast with gusts to around 20 knots early in the morning. Chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LSZ121-091615- Chequamegon Bay-Bayfield to Oak Point WI- 208 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 20 knots increasing to 25 knots after midnight, then decreasing to 20 knots early in the morning. Chance of rain showers through the night. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest in the late morning and afternoon. Gusts up to 20 knots. Chance of rain showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots. Chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LSZ148-091615- Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI- 208 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...South wind 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots late in the morning, then easing to 10 knots early in the afternoon rising to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...South wind 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 20 knots increasing to 25 knots in the late evening and overnight. Chance of rain showers through the night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest in the late morning and afternoon. Gusts up to 25 knots. Chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes JDS