National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists warned more than 200,000 people to stay out of the water at Lake Superior in parts of Wisconsin and Montana on Monday amid dangerous waves and rip currents.

Why It Matters

The Great Lakes are a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. The warning comes as Minnesota and Wisconsin see above-average temperatures this week, which could draw more people to the beach to celebrate the end of summer.

There have been 72 Great Lakes drownings this year so far , according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project. Six of those have occurred at Lake Superior.

What to Know

The NWS office in Duluth, Minnesota, issues coastal hazard messages anytime there's a risk for rip currents to be hazardous, NWS meteorologist Lee Britt told Newsweek .

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