...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...INCREASING WAVE ACTION AND WINDS PARALLEL
TO THE COAST WILL CREATE RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS ON
WEDNESDAY.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST
SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. SOUTHWARD MOVING
LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN ALSO MOVE SWIMMERS QUICKLY PARALLEL TO
THE BEACH.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY...SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.
PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KT AND SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET EXPECTED.

* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER
FL OUT 20 NM, COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS
FL OUT 20 NM AND WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL
OUT 20 TO 60 NM.

* WHEN...FROM 2 AM TO NOON EDT WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

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