With a fairly warm Saturday still in front of us some of you may be heading to the beach. If so please beware of rip currents. Today's winds will favor the presence of these dangerous currents. The NWS has been issuing statements this morning and the latest is below.
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1115 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.CON.KMFL.CF.S.0014.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
1115 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR
ALL ATLANTIC BEACHES...
A SOUTHEASTERLY WIND OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL
PERSIST ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS...COMBINED WITH A SMALL TO MODERATE
NORTHEAST SWELL...WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF MIAMI-DADE...BROWARD...AND
PALM BEACH COUNTIES. SWIMMING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN
PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER FROM NEAR OR INSIDE THE SAND BAR INTO
DEEPER WATER. DUE TO THE LIFE THREATENING DANGERS THAT THESE
STRONG CURRENTS OF WATER POSE...SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED.
IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATERS...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED
THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF
A RIP CURRENT DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE.
INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL
EASES.
AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU
SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS...AND THEN SWIM
TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT.
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