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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
446 AM CDT FRI AUG 23 2019
..HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY
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CARLTON AND SOUTH ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
446 AM CDT FRI AUG 23 2019
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS
STATEMENT, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS...PARK POINT BEACH.
* TIMING...
* DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE LAKE
SUPERIOR SHORELINE DUE TO HIGH WAVE ACTION AND STRONG RIP
CURRENTS.
* HIGH WAVE ACTION...CAN MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT ON DAYS SUCH AS
THIS. INCOMING WAVES IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAN TIRE A SWIMMER
QUICKLY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS IN SANDBARS...
NEAR SHORELINE STRUCTURES SUCH AS PENINSULAS OR BREAKWALLS...AND
NEAR RIVER MOUTHS.
FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION AND PRECAUTIONS...PLEASE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH
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