Warning Description: Coastal Flood Statement

Warning Date: 3:46 am EDT on September 3, 2010

WarningSum:...High Risk Of Rip Currents Palm Beach Coast...

Warning Message:...Moderate risk of rip currents Broward/Miami-Dade coast...
A northeast swell of 1 to 3 feet will impact the local Atlantic
waters...except 2 to 4 feet over the Palm Beach County Atlantic
waters. This will result in a high risk of rip currents at the
Palm Beach Atlantic beaches today...with a moderate risk of rip
currents further to the south along the Broward and Miami-Dade
County beaches.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
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 at the
Palm beaches.
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.
Baxter