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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
317 AM EDT WED MAY 1 2024
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COASTAL VOLUSIA-COASTAL INDIAN RIVER-COASTAL SAINT LUCIE-
COASTAL MARTIN-MAINLAND NORTHERN BREVARD-
NORTHERN BREVARD BARRIER ISLANDS-MAINLAND SOUTHERN BREVARD-
SOUTHERN BREVARD BARRIER ISLANDS-
317 AM EDT WED MAY 1 2024
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...COASTAL VOLUSIA, COASTAL INDIAN RIVER, COASTAL SAINT
LUCIE, COASTAL MARTIN, MAINLAND NORTHERN BREVARD, NORTHERN
BREVARD BARRIER ISLANDS, MAINLAND SOUTHERN BREVARD AND
SOUTHERN BREVARD BARRIER ISLANDS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
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 JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS, BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND
SIGNS.
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.
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