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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
343 AM CDT MON SEP 30 2019
..HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING TODAY
.BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY,
WHICH WILL HELP MAINTAIN LARGE WAVES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY, BUT THE WAVES WILL
CONTINUE TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
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CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
343 AM CDT MON SEP 30 2019
..BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS
STATEMENT, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS...PARK POINT AND WISCONSIN POINT BEACHES.
* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.
* 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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