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WHUS42 KTBW 152135
CFWTBW
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
535 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-180000-
/O.NEW.KTBW.RP.S.0013.260316T1800Z-260318T0000Z/
PINELLAS-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
535 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PINELLAS, COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH, COASTAL MANATEE,
COASTAL SARASOTA, COASTAL CHARLOTTE AND COASTAL LEE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* 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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