NWS Duluth MNGL.W 0024October 15, 2026
Gale Warning: Chequamegon Bay-Bayfield to Oak Point WI, Duluth MN to Port Wing WI, Port Wing to Sand Island WI and 3 more
The National Weather Service office in Duluth issued a gale warning for Chequamegon Bay-Bayfield to Oak Point WI, Duluth MN to Port Wing WI, Port Wing to Sand Island WI and 3 more, in force until 1:00 p.m. local time on October 16. It was the 24th gale warning the NWS office in Duluth issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 9 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Duluth MN
- Area
- Chequamegon Bay-Bayfield to Oak Point WI, Duluth MN to Port Wing WI, Port Wing to Sand Island WI and 3 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:41 a.m. CDT, October 15, 2026
- In force from
- 4:00 a.m. CDT, October 16, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 p.m. CDT, October 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KDLH GL.W 0024
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and waves 6 to 9 ft expected. * WHERE...Portions of Lake Superior. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 1 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
What the agency told people to do
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
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