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CFWMFL
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
505 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS COLLIER COUNTY BEACHES...
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COASTAL COLLIER-
505 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS COLLIER COUNTY BEACHES...
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF COLLIER COUNTY TODAY.
A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN
PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER FROM NEAR OR INSIDE THE SAND BAR INTO
DEEPER WATER. DUE TO THE LIFE THREATENING DANGERS THAT THESE
STRONG CURRENTS OF WATER POSE...SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED.
IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATERS...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED
THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF
A RIP CURRENT DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE.
INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL
EASES.
AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU
SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS...AND THEN SWIM
TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT.
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