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EXPIRED1/28/2024 3:07:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Likely
1/28/2024 3:07:00 AM until 1/30/2024 1:00:00 AM
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 11 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.
* WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee,
Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties.
* WHEN...From 11 AM EST this morning through late Monday night.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.