Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Miami, FL

Issued

Jan 31, 2012, 4:26 AM EST (09:26 UTC)

In effect from

Jan 31, 2012, 7:00 AM EST

Expired

Jan 31, 2012, 7:00 PM EST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Miami, FL

Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL

082 
WHUS42 KMFL 310926
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
426 AM EST TUE JAN 31 2012

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EAST COAST TODAY...

FLZ168-172-173-311730-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0001.120131T1200Z-120201T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
426 AM EST TUE JAN 31 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT
RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING. 

EAST WINDS NEAR 20 MPH WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT 
THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH, BROWARD AND MIAMI DADE COUNTIES.

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.

&&

$$


PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

880 
WHUS42 KMFL 311454
CFWMFL

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
954 AM EST TUE JAN 31 2012

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EAST COAST BEACHES...

FLZ168-172-173-010000-
/O.CON.KMFL.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120201T0000Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
954 AM EST TUE JAN 31 2012

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

* TIMING: THE COMBINATION OF EAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH AND WAVE
  ACTION WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES
  OF MIAMI DADE, BROWARD, AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES THROUGH AT LEAST
  EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN AN ONGOING THREAT
  ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

Rip Current Statements in Florida, 2012Every rip current statement in 2012

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