Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Duluth MN
215 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

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.

LSZ141-170400-
Grand Marais to Taconite Harbor MN-
215 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 knots in
the late evening and overnight. Chance of rain showers early in
the evening. Patchy fog in the late evening and overnight. Waves
1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late evening and
overnight.
.FRIDAY...West wind 5 knots becoming east late in the afternoon.
Patchy fog in the morning. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of rain showers through the
night. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.SATURDAY...East wind 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots
with gusts to around 20 knots late in the afternoon. Slight
chance of rain showers in the morning. Slight chance of
thunderstorms through the day. Chance of rain showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LSZ140-170400-
Grand Portage to Grand Marais MN-
215 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots late in the evening, then
becoming west after midnight. Chance of rain showers early in the
evening, then slight chance of rain showers late in the evening.
Patchy dense fog in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast late in
the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Chance of rain showers
and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of rain showers through the
night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East wind 5 to 10 knots with gusts to around 20 knots
becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots
in the afternoon. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LSZ142-170400-
Taconite Harbor to Silver Bay Harbor MN-
215 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest in the
late evening and overnight. Slight chance of rain showers early
in the evening. Patchy dense fog through the night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind 5 knots becoming south late in the
morning, then becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
Patchy fog in the morning. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of rain showers through the
night. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.SATURDAY...East wind 5 to 10 knots with gusts to around 20 knots
becoming south 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots late
in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the day.
Chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LSZ143-170400-
Silver Bay Harbor to Two Harbors MN-
215 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest in the late
evening and overnight. Patchy dense fog until early morning.
Areas of dense fog late in the night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind 5 knots becoming southeast late in the
morning, then becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
Patchy dense fog in the morning. Chance of rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of rain showers through the
night. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots becoming southwest with gusts to around 20 knots late in
the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the day.
Chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon.

$$

LSZ144-145-170400-
Two Harbors to Duluth MN-Duluth MN to Port Wing WI-
215 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...Southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. Patchy dense fog through
the night. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late
evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...South wind 5 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 feet building to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of rain showers through the
night. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around
25 knots in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms through
the day. Chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon.

$$

LSZ146-170400-
Port Wing to Sand Island WI-
215 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest in the late
evening and overnight. Patchy fog in the late evening and
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West wind 5 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots. Chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of rain showers through the
night. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Slight
chance of thunderstorms through the day. Chance of rain showers
in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LSZ147-170400-
Sand Island to Bayfield WI-
215 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest after
midnight. Patchy fog in the late evening and overnight. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind 5 knots becoming southeast late in the
morning, then becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance of rain showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms through the night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots with gusts to around
20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots late in the afternoon. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LSZ121-170400-
Chequamegon Bay-Bayfield to Oak Point WI-
215 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog after midnight.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind 5 knots becoming southeast late in the
morning, then becoming east in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the
morning. Slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots becoming south after
midnight. Slight chance of rain showers in the evening. Slight
chance of thunderstorms through the night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots.
Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

LSZ148-170400-
Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI-
215 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...West wind 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest after
midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind 5 knots becoming east in the late
morning and early afternoon, then becoming east 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance
of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 20 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LSZ150-170400-
Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland-
215 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 knots
after midnight. Patchy fog in the late evening and overnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late evening
and overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest wind 5 knots becoming southeast late in the
morning, then becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
Patchy dense fog in the morning. Slight chance of rain showers in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms through the night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around
20 knots becoming southwest with gusts to around 20 knots late in
the afternoon. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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