Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
310 FZUS53 KDLH 161915 NSHDLH 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. $$ LSZ150-170400- Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland- 215 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...West wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 knots after midnight. Patchy fog in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late evening and overnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest wind 5 knots becoming southeast late in the morning, then becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...South wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots becoming southwest with gusts to around 20 knots late in the afternoon. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes Levens