The UP Rip Current

Initiative

•They do education in the schools, on fast food trays, at rest stops, parks and the Bridge.

•The Water Safety Board meets monthly all year long.

•They held the first ever Great Lakes Rip current conference was held.

•The Marquette NWS include rip current hazard risks in the Hazardous Weather Outlook on TV

and radio with rip current and Surf Zone forecasts

•The model is being replicated throughout the Great Lakes region.

They now have 10 stations along a 12 mile stretch: phones, equipment, boat patrols.

What Can You Do ?

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