Rip Current Statement for Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Coastal Charlotte +1 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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- Moderate
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What is happening
What: Dangerous rip currents and large breaking waves expected. Impacts: Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.| Where: Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. When: For the Rip Current Risk, from Friday morning through Saturday...
What the bulletin says to do
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and large breaking waves expected. * WHERE...Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...For the Rip Current Risk, from Friday morning through Saturday evening. For the High Surf Risk, from 11 AM Friday to 8 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.|
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Rip Current Statement issued October 9 at 11:06AM EDT until October 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
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Rip Current Statement issued October 9 at 11:06AM EDT until October 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
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Rip Current Statement issued October 8 at 2:06PM EDT until October 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
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Rip Current Statement issued October 8 at 2:06PM EDT until October 10 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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