* WHAT...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HIGHWAVE ACTION AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

* WHERE...MARQUETTE AND ALGER COUNTIES.

* WHEN...FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO LIFE THREATENING SWIMMING CONDITIONS. WAVES IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAN TIRE SWIMMERS QUICKLY.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CURRENT RELATED FATALITIES AND RESCUES IN THE PAST HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO SIMILAR WAVE CONDITIONS AT LOCATIONS LISTED BELOW:

FOR MARQUETTE COUNTY: MIDDLE BAY NORTH OF PRESQUE ISLE AND AT LITTLE PRESQUE ISLE.

FOR ALGER COUNTY: THE AU TRAIN RIVER MOUTH AT AU TRAIN, THE EXPOSED REGIONS OF GRAND MARAIS HARBOR, AND PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE.