Overview

• The National Weather Service issued a Thursday beach hazards statement for Alger County from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., warning of life-threatening currents at sites including the Au Train River mouth, Grand Marais Harbor’s exposed areas, and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
• A Wednesday statement for Schoolcraft County was in effect from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m., with officials noting prior fatalities and rescues during similar wave conditions near Lakeview Park and Seul Choix Point.
• NWS Grand Rapids maintains a beach hazards statement through Saturday morning covering roughly 600,000 people along about 120 miles of western Michigan shoreline.
• Northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan beaches remain under alerts through Thursday afternoon, with forecasts calling for 3 to 5 foot waves, strong rip and longshore currents, and piers likely to be heavily swamped.
• Officials repeat guidance to stay out of the water and off piers as the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project reports 66 drownings this year, including 32 on Lake Michigan.