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High Surf Advisory
ActiveCoastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Coastal Charlotte; Coastal Lee
Status
In Progress
Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Minor
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Details
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and large breaking waves expected.
* WHERE...Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties.
* WHEN...For the Rip Current Risk, from Friday morning through Saturday evening. For the High Surf Risk, from 11 AM Friday to 8 AM EDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.|
Instructions
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.
A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions.
Data from the National Weather Service
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