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Statement

Rip Current Statement

Coastal Palm Beach County; Coastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade County

Until Oct 20, 2:00 AM EDT

PALM BEACHBROWARDMIAMI-DADEFort LauderdaleMiamiWest Palm BeachHialeahPembroke PinesCoral Springs50 MI
PALM BEACHBROWARDMIAMI-DADEFort LauderdaleMiamiWest Palm BeachPembroke PinesCoral Springs50 MI
Map of the Rip Current Statement over Palm Beach County and Broward County and Miami-Dade County. Drawn on the national sheet; the scale is at its foot.
In force from
Oct 18, 2:00 AM EDT
Until
Oct 20, 2:00 AM EDT
Issued
Oct 17, 3:40 AM EDT
Office
Miami, FL
Number
32 of its kind from this office this year
Severity
Moderate, Expected, Likely
Where
FL

HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT

What
Dangerous rip currents expected.
Where
Coastal Palm Beach County, Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County.
When
From late tonight through late Monday night.
Impacts
Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

What to do

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.

Places under it Fort Lauderdale, Miami, West Palm Beach, Hialeah, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, Miami Gardens, Davie, Boca Raton, and 154 more

Read the platesRip current FB-EVT-108How to read a warning FB-STN-001

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