Coastal Hillsborough County
MINOR High Surf Advisory
Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 7:47 AM EST
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY.
* HIGH SURF...BREAKING WAVES UP TO 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG
AREA BEACHES.
* HIGH SURF TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* HIGH SURF IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL PRODUCE VERY
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ALONG AREA BEACHES. VENTURING INTO THE SURF
IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* RIP CURRENT TIMING...INCREASING WAVE ACTION WILL CREATE RIP
CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT AREA BEACHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY...SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.
PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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