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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
253 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
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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-
253 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND A SOUTHWARD-FLOWING LONGSHORE
CURRENT.
* WHERE...COASTAL VOLUSIA, INDIAN RIVER, SAINT LUCIE, COASTAL
MARTIN, AND BREVARD 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.
ENTERING THE SURF IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. 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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