Rip Current Statement for Pinellas; Coastal Hillsborough; Coastal Manatee +3 more
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What you need to know
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- Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Lee, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Pinellas
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What is happening
What: Dangerous rip currents. Impacts: Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Where: Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. When: Through Thursday evening.
What the bulletin says to do
Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly.
Full official description
Bulletin details
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
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Rip Current Statement issued July 23 at 3:21AM EDT until July 23 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
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Rip Current Statement issued July 22 at 2:50PM EDT until July 23 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
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Rip Current Statement issued July 21 at 2:03PM EDT until July 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
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Rip Current Statement issued July 20 at 12:52AM EDT until July 21 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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