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List of Active Alerts by County
Coastal Escambia
coastal flood watch
Coastal Okaloosa
coastal flood watch
Coastal Santa Rosa
coastal flood watch
FLZ168 (?)
coastal flood statement
FLZ172 (?)
coastal flood statement
FLZ173 (?)
coastal flood statement
Monroe, Lower Keys
short term forecast
wind advisory
Monroe, Middle Keys
short term forecast
wind advisory
Monroe, Upper Keys
wind advisory
Coastal Flood Watch
Coastal Escambia (Florida)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 129 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .THE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES AND MUCH LOWER PRESSURES OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AS A RESULT OF TROPICAL STORM IDA WILL CAUSE INCREASING EASTERLY AND ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TROPICAL STORM IDA IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND PUSH INCREASING SWELL NORTHWARD TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM WILL BRING AN END TO THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-081030- /O.NEW.KMOB.CF.A.0002.091109T0000Z-091110T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 129 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG ONSHORE FLOW COMBINED WITH HIGH TIDE LEVELS IS EXPECTED TO CREATE TIDE LEVELS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL CREATE TOTAL TIDE LEVELS OF 3 TO 4 FEET. IF IDA IS STRONGER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF...THE INCREASED SWELL WOULD CAUSE EVEN HIGHER TIDE LEVELS THAN THE CURRENT FORECAST. RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY...ALONG WITH COASTAL SECTIONS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN CASE THESE HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE REACHED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Watch
Coastal Santa Rosa (Florida)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 129 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .THE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES AND MUCH LOWER PRESSURES OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AS A RESULT OF TROPICAL STORM IDA WILL CAUSE INCREASING EASTERLY AND ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TROPICAL STORM IDA IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND PUSH INCREASING SWELL NORTHWARD TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM WILL BRING AN END TO THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-081030- /O.NEW.KMOB.CF.A.0002.091109T0000Z-091110T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 129 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG ONSHORE FLOW COMBINED WITH HIGH TIDE LEVELS IS EXPECTED TO CREATE TIDE LEVELS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL CREATE TOTAL TIDE LEVELS OF 3 TO 4 FEET. IF IDA IS STRONGER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF...THE INCREASED SWELL WOULD CAUSE EVEN HIGHER TIDE LEVELS THAN THE CURRENT FORECAST. RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY...ALONG WITH COASTAL SECTIONS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN CASE THESE HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE REACHED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Watch
Coastal Okaloosa (Florida)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 129 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA... .THE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES AND MUCH LOWER PRESSURES OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AS A RESULT OF TROPICAL STORM IDA WILL CAUSE INCREASING EASTERLY AND ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TROPICAL STORM IDA IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND PUSH INCREASING SWELL NORTHWARD TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM WILL BRING AN END TO THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-081030- /O.NEW.KMOB.CF.A.0002.091109T0000Z-091110T1200Z/ LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- 129 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG ONSHORE FLOW COMBINED WITH HIGH TIDE LEVELS IS EXPECTED TO CREATE TIDE LEVELS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL CREATE TOTAL TIDE LEVELS OF 3 TO 4 FEET. IF IDA IS STRONGER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF...THE INCREASED SWELL WOULD CAUSE EVEN HIGHER TIDE LEVELS THAN THE CURRENT FORECAST. RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES...INCLUDING MOBILE BAY...ALONG WITH COASTAL SECTIONS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN CASE THESE HIGH TIDE LEVELS ARE REACHED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Monroe, Upper Keys (Florida)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 308 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 .THE COMBINATION OF A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES AND THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IDA HAS INCREASED WINDS ACROSS THE KEYS ISLAND CHAIN. WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ARE SURPASSING 35 MPH. FLZ076>078-081000- /O.NEW.KKEY.WI.Y.0002.091107T2008Z-091108T1000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST 308 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS FOR TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE KEYS ISLAND CHAIN AND ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON BRIDGES...AS WELL AS ON EXPOSED SOUTHERN AND EASTERN EDGES OF THE KEYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ BWCIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Monroe, Middle Keys (Florida)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1008 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 FLZ077-078-GMZ032-052>054-072>075-080430- MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM- INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...MARATHON...KEY WEST 1008 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 .NOW... THROUGH 1130 PM...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WITHIN RAIN BANDS MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE OUTER FLORIDA STRAITS...GENERALLY 30 TO 60 NM SOUTH OF TENNESSEE REEF LIGHT TO DRY TORTUGAS LIGHT. MOST OF THESE SHOWERS WILL DELIVER MODERATE RAINFALL ACCOMPANIED BY CUT VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AND FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS. MOVEMENT OF ALL SHOWERS REMAINS WESTWARD BETWEEN 25 AND 30 KNOTS. $$ FUTTERMANIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Monroe, Middle Keys (Florida)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 308 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 .THE COMBINATION OF A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES AND THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IDA HAS INCREASED WINDS ACROSS THE KEYS ISLAND CHAIN. WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ARE SURPASSING 35 MPH. FLZ076>078-081000- /O.NEW.KKEY.WI.Y.0002.091107T2008Z-091108T1000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST 308 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS FOR TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE KEYS ISLAND CHAIN AND ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON BRIDGES...AS WELL AS ON EXPOSED SOUTHERN AND EASTERN EDGES OF THE KEYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ BWCIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Monroe, Lower Keys (Florida)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1008 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 FLZ077-078-GMZ032-052>054-072>075-080430- MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM- INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...MARATHON...KEY WEST 1008 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 .NOW... THROUGH 1130 PM...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WITHIN RAIN BANDS MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE OUTER FLORIDA STRAITS...GENERALLY 30 TO 60 NM SOUTH OF TENNESSEE REEF LIGHT TO DRY TORTUGAS LIGHT. MOST OF THESE SHOWERS WILL DELIVER MODERATE RAINFALL ACCOMPANIED BY CUT VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AND FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS. MOVEMENT OF ALL SHOWERS REMAINS WESTWARD BETWEEN 25 AND 30 KNOTS. $$ FUTTERMANIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Monroe, Lower Keys (Florida)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 308 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 .THE COMBINATION OF A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES AND THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IDA HAS INCREASED WINDS ACROSS THE KEYS ISLAND CHAIN. WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ARE SURPASSING 35 MPH. FLZ076>078-081000- /O.NEW.KKEY.WI.Y.0002.091107T2008Z-091108T1000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST 308 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS FOR TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE KEYS ISLAND CHAIN AND ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND PEAK GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON BRIDGES...AS WELL AS ON EXPOSED SOUTHERN AND EASTERN EDGES OF THE KEYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ BWCIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Statement
FLZ168 (?) (Florida)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 521 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST THIS WEEKEND... FLZ168-172-173-081100- /O.EXT.KMFL.CF.S.0037.000000T0000Z-091110T1200Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 521 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 SUSTAINED EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF AROUND 25 MPH ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS WILL GENERATE STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF MIAMI-DADE...BROWARD...AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES TODAY. FOR THIS REASON...SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED. STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS EASTERLY WINDS INCREASE EVEN FURTHER. 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. IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATER...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. $$ GREGORIAIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Statement
FLZ172 (?) (Florida)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 521 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST THIS WEEKEND... FLZ168-172-173-081100- /O.EXT.KMFL.CF.S.0037.000000T0000Z-091110T1200Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 521 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 SUSTAINED EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF AROUND 25 MPH ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS WILL GENERATE STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF MIAMI-DADE...BROWARD...AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES TODAY. FOR THIS REASON...SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED. STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS EASTERLY WINDS INCREASE EVEN FURTHER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER FROM NEAR OR INSIDE THE SAND BAR INTO DEEPER WATER. DUE TO THE LIFE THREATENING DANGERS THAT THESE STRONG CURRENTS OF WATER POSE...SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED. IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATER...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A RIP CURRENT DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE. INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL EASES. AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS...AND THEN SWIM TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT. $$ GREGORIAIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Statement
FLZ173 (?) (Florida)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 521 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST THIS WEEKEND... FLZ168-172-173-081100- /O.EXT.KMFL.CF.S.0037.000000T0000Z-091110T1200Z/ COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- 521 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 SUSTAINED EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF AROUND 25 MPH ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS WILL GENERATE STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF MIAMI-DADE...BROWARD...AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES TODAY. FOR THIS REASON...SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED. STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS EASTERLY WINDS INCREASE EVEN FURTHER. 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. IF YOU DO GO INTO THE WATER...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. $$ GREGORIAIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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