klausbh
Contributor
Issued at 400 AM EST WED MAR 3 2004
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BEACHES TODAY...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA TODAY. ALL BEACHES FROM JUPITER INLET SOUTH TO OCEAN
REEF...DUE TO EAST WINDS OF 17 TO 22 MPH COMBINING WITH LOW TIDE
TIDE AROUND NOON...WILL BE AFFECTED.
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.
TO AVOID GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES
AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. AT UNGUARDED BEACHES AND
NEAR PIERS...JETTIES...AND INLETS DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF MUCH ABOVE
YOUR KNEES.
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 THEN
SWIM TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE MIAMI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH...VISIT OUR
WEBSITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO.
STAT TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
-Klaus
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BEACHES TODAY...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA TODAY. ALL BEACHES FROM JUPITER INLET SOUTH TO OCEAN
REEF...DUE TO EAST WINDS OF 17 TO 22 MPH COMBINING WITH LOW TIDE
TIDE AROUND NOON...WILL BE AFFECTED.
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.
TO AVOID GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES
AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. AT UNGUARDED BEACHES AND
NEAR PIERS...JETTIES...AND INLETS DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF MUCH ABOVE
YOUR KNEES.
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 THEN
SWIM TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE MIAMI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH...VISIT OUR
WEBSITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO.
STAT TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
-Klaus
