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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
420 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 2019
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SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
420 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 2019
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE SHORELINES OF UPPER MICHIGAN.
* STRONG RIP CURRENTS: EXPECTED.
* STRONG OUTLET CURRENTS: EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS/IMPACTS
FOR SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY: CURRENT RELATED FATALITIES AND RESCUES IN
THE PAST HAVE OCCURRED DURING WAVE CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO TODAY NEAR
LAKEVIEW PARK AND NEAR SEUL CHOIX POINT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY
OUT OF THE WATER. PAY ATTENTION TO BEACH FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED
AT BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS.
DANGEROUS CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT AWAY FROM SHORE. THEY OCCUR
MOST OFTEN AT BREAKS OR LOW SPOTS IN SANDBARS...NEAR SHORELINE
STRUCTURES...AND NEAR RIVER MOUTHS OR OTHER WATER OUTLETS.
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