WHUS42 KMLB 180802
CFWMLB
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
402 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009
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SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
402 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES
TODAY...
LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELLS UP TO 4 TO 5 FEET WILL CREATE
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. THIS WILL BE
ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING THE OUTGOING TIDE FROM MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON.
A RIP CURRENT IS A NARROW CHANNEL OF WATER FLOWING OUTWARD FROM
THE SURF ZONE WHICH CAN CARRY EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS INTO DEEP
WATER. TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM ONLY AT
BEACHES WHERE LIFEGUARDS ARE PRESENT.
IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT TRY TO REMAIN CALM AND SIGNAL FOR HELP.
SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL OUT OF THE PULL OF THE CURRENT AND
THEN RETURN TO SHORE. SINCE THERE IS A NORTHWARD FLOWING LONG
SHORE CURRENT TODAY...YOU WILL WANT TO SWIM TOWARD THE NORTH.
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WEITLICH