East Central Florida...July 7,2013... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE SURF ZONE WILL BE ROUGH THROUGH THE DAY BUT THE GREATEST RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS SHOULD BE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL BE DANGEROUS EVEN FOR EXPERIENCED OCEAN SWIMMERS. RIP CURRENTS CAUSED ONE DROWNING YESTERDAY IN VOLUSIA COUNTY AND ONE SWIMMER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN BREVARD COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 12:50:43 +0000
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