Rip Current Statement Sarasota County, Florida issued October 15 at 5:07AM EDT until October 16 at 8:00PM EDT / Expired & Archived Alert

Rip Current Statement in Sarasota County, Florida

Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages

EXPIRED 10/15/2023 5:07:00 AM (UTC) Urgency: Expected Severity: Moderate Certainty: Likely

10/15/2023 5:07:00 AM until 10/16/2023 8:00:00 PM

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.

HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...From noon EDT today through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.