Beach Hazards Statement issued April 26 at 4:36AM EDT until April 26 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS NOAA-NWS-ALER- S- FL1253A2FD2110.BeachHazardsStatement.1253A30B1CC0FL.TBWCFWTBW.6c7e2456d1a2ba5f23e 131c43b8f82a4 [email protected] 2015-04-26T04:36:00-04:00 Actual Alert Public Alert for Coastal Charlotte; Coastal Lee; Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Pinellas (Florida) Issued by the National Weather Service Met Beach Hazards Statement Expected Moderate Likely SAME 2015- 04-26T04:36:00-04:00 2015-04-26T20:00:00-04:00 NWS Tampa Bay (West Central Florida) Beach Hazards Statement issued April 26 at 4:36AM EDT until April 26 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .STEADY ONSHORE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED RISK OF MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. 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 AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE

Beach Hazards Statement issued April 26 at 4:36AM EDT until April 26 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS

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Beach Hazards Statement issued April 26 at 4:36AM EDTuntil April 26 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS

NOAA-NWS-ALER-S-FL1253A2FD2110.BeachHazardsStatement.1253A30B1CC0FL.TBWCFWTBW.6c7e2456d1a2ba5f23e131c43b8f82a4 [email protected] 2015-04-26T04:36:00-04:00 Actual Alert Public Alertfor Coastal Charlotte; Coastal Lee; Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Pinellas (Florida) Issued bythe National Weather Service Met Beach Hazards Statement Expected Moderate Likely SAME 2015-04-26T04:36:00-04:00 2015-04-26T20:00:00-04:00 NWS Tampa Bay (West Central Florida) BeachHazards Statement issued April 26 at 4:36AM EDT until April 26 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .STEADY ONSHORE WESTTO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL RESULT IN ANELEVATED RISK OF MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES....BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... *HAZARDS...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. *IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE STRONGER AND MOREFREQUENT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFULCHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTENAT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH ASGROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL.PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIPCURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE

YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THEBEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONGSWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. WMOHEADER UGC FLZ050-155-160-162-165VTEC /O.CON.KTBW.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-150427T0000Z/ TIME...MOT...LOC

Coastal Charlotte; Coastal Lee; Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Pinellas FIPS6 012015 FIPS6012071 FIPS6 012081 FIPS6 012103 FIPS6 012115 UGC FLZ050 UGC FLZ155 UGC FLZ160 UGCFLZ162 UGC FLZ165

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