WHUS43 KMQT 302113
CFWMQT
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
513 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008
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MARQUETTE-ALGER-
513 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY FROM MARQUETTE TO 
GRAND MARAIS MICHIGAN...
LOW PRESSURE OVER LAKE HURON WILL MOVE TO QUEBEC BY THURSDAY. 
BEHIND THE LOW...EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TO BECOME
NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN
PERSIST FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS...WAVES
OF 6 TO 11 FEET ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. AS
THESE WAVES MOVE ASHORE...PLAN ON A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON
THE BEACHES BETWEEN MARQUETTE AND GRAND MARAIS MICHIGAN THROUGH
FRIDAY.
WHEN THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT EVEN THE MOST EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS STAY OUT OF THE WATER.
RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY
FROM THE BEACH. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE
SHORE UNTIL OUT OF THE CURRENT...THEN SWIM BACK TO THE SHORE.
SINCE A NORTHERLY WIND IS EXPECTED...THERE IS ALSO AN ADDITIONAL
RISK OF LONG SHORE CURRENTS DEVELOPING NEAR PICNIC ROCKS IN THE
CITY OF MARQUETTE. ANY PERSONS CAUGHT IN THIS CURRENT SHOULD
IMMEDIATELY SWIM TOWARD THE MAIN SHORELINE.
NOTE...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LAKE SHORE HAZARD MESSAGE FOR RIP
CURRENTS FOR THIS SEASON. LAKE SHORE HAZARD MESSAGES FOR RIP
CURRENTS WILL RESUME IN THE SPRING.
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JLA/DLG