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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1159 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
MNZ037-WIZ001-222100-
/O.NEW.KDLH.BH.S.0002.260522T1600Z-260523T0300Z/
CARLTON AND SOUTH ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
1159 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT FRIDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE DUE TO HIGH WAVE ACTION AND STRONG RIP
CURRENTS.
* WHERE...MINNESOTA PARK POINT AND WISCONSIN POINT BEACHES.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WAVE ACTION CAN MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT ON DAYS
SUCH AS THIS. INCOMING WAVES IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAN TIRE EVEN
AN EXPERIENCED SWIMMER QUICKLY. RIP CURRENTS CAN MOVE YOU AWAY
FROM LAND. TO AVOID BEING SWEPT AWAY, SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE
TO EXIT A RIP CURRENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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