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Rip Current Statement

Issued by the National Weather Service - Miami - South Florida

    RIP CURRENT STATEMENT  

Rip Current Statement issued October 26 at 1:20AM EDT until October 28 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FL

HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY

Areas Affected: Coastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade County

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Monday 1:20am EDT

Alert Effective: Monday 1:20am EDT

Alert Expires: Tuesday 1:30am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 1:20am EDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 8:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Miami FL

Details: 
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.
For the Coastal Flood Advisory, moderate coastal flooding. For
the Coastal Flood Warning, significant coastal flooding
expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County.

* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Wednesday
evening. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 2 AM EDT early
this morning. For the Coastal Flood Warning, until 8 PM EDT
Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property
including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure
will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur. Rip
currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into
deeper water.

Information: 
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If
travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through
water of unknown depth.

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.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.af22fb5e46a3222b14fb2013557d663bbc5d524c.002.2
Codes: FLZ172, FLZ173
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.af22fb5e46a3222b14fb2013557d663bbc5d524c.002.2