Beware of high waves on Lake Michigan near piers, jetties and other shoreline structures. (WTTW News)

The National Weather Service is warning people in the Chicago area, northwest Indiana and southwest Michigan to stay out of Lake Michigan on Tuesday due to 4- to 6-foot-high waves and strong rip currents. And that applies not just to beachgoers.

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