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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
234 AM EDT MON APR 20 2026
FLZ168-210645-
/O.NEW.KMFL.SU.Y.0006.260421T0600Z-260422T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0020.260420T1800Z-260422T1500Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY-
234 AM EDT MON APR 20 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
EXPECTED. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF
6 TO 9 FEET EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE.
* WHERE...COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, FROM 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. FOR THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY, FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST
SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
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.
FLZ172-173-210645-
/O.NEW.KMFL.RP.S.0020.260420T1800Z-260422T1500Z/
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY-COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY-
234 AM EDT MON APR 20 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY AND COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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