Rip Current Statement in Lee County, Florida
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
1/4/2024 3:51:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
1/4/2024 3:51:00 AM until 1/4/2024 9:00:00 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 THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee,
Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
