Rip Current Statement Updated
From
Daytona Beach
Sent
Tue, Dec 13 @ 3:51am
Description
Rip Current Statement issued December 13 at 3:05AM EST until December 15 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Melbourne FL
* WHAT...Life threatening rip currents and rough surf.
* WHERE...Beaches of Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, Saint Lucie
and Martin counties.
* WHEN...Through late Wednesday night.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water. Entering the surf is highly
discouraged!
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Large, powerful swells over the open
Atlantic will continue to propagate to the coast and produce a
HIGH risk of life threatening 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 jetties and
piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and
signs.
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