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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1250 PM EDT SAT APR 20 2019
FLZ069-070-202300-
COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NAPLES AND IMMOKALEE
1250 PM EDT SAT APR 20 2019
..RIP CURRENTS CAUSING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS TODAY
STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE LEADING TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AT THE
BEACHES OF COLLIER COUNTY TODAY. EARLIER THIS MORNING, 5 PEOPLE
NEARLY DROWNED AT WIGGINS PASS STATE PARK AND HAD TO BE
TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITALS.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CONDUCIVE FOR STRONG AND LIFE THREATENING
RIP CURRENTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. SWIMMING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
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. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS, BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND
SIGNS.
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.
MOLLEDA
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