New weather forecasts coming for outer Apostle Islands Popular with anglers, sailors and kayakers, the area was too far out for a "near shore'' forecast but not as far as "open waters'' of Lake Superior. 5:00 am, Mar. 12, 2021 × Sailboats lie anchored at sunset on an August evening just off the shore of Stockton Island in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The area around Stockton Island and other outer Apostle Islands is included in a new forecast area created by the National Weather Service in Duluth aimed at improving forecasts for small boats that frequent the area. (News Tribune / Sam Cook / 2016) The tragic deaths of a father and three of his children when their kayak capsized in cold-water waves in the Apostle Islands in September 2018 may have helped spur one good thing: A new weather forecast specific to the waters of Lake Superior surrounding the islands.