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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
806 AM EDT Thu Oct 10 2024

FLZ050-151-155-160-162-165-102015-
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/O.EXT.KTBW.RP.S.0025.000000T0000Z-241012T1200Z/
Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota-
Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee-
806 AM EDT Thu Oct 10 2024

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee,
  Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties.

* WHEN...Through Friday 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.

A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in
the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and
dangerous swimming conditions.

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