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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
256 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
FLZ168-172-173-211000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0011.250221T0000Z-250222T1200Z/
COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY-COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY-
COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY-
256 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY, COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY AND
COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY 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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