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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1117 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ACROSS MARQUETTE AND ALGER
COUNTIES...
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MARQUETTE-ALGER-
1117 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009
..MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY
WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY FROM MARQUETTE
TO GRAND MARAIS.
AS A REMINDER...THE RIP CURRENT PROGRAM WILL END FOR THIS AREA ON
OCTOBER 1...AND TRADITIONALLY WILL BEGIN AGAIN AROUND JUNE 15. AS
A RESULT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST RIP CURRENT STATEMENT FOR THE
YEAR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DUE TO THE HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ALONG THE
SHORELINE OF MARQUETTE AND ALGER COUNTIES. PEOPLE SHOULD NOT
VENTURE INTO THE LAKE. IN ADDITION...SWIMMING IN LAKE SUPERIOR
SHOULD BE AVOIDED DUE TO THE MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
KF
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