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Unread 12/18/2019, 10:19 AM   #1
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It is that time of year again.....but no snow! LOL

GMZ853-182215-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
1036 AM EST Wed Dec 18 2019

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING


THIS AFTERNOON
North winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Bay
and inland waters choppy.

TONIGHT
Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Bay and
inland waters rough.


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Unread 12/18/2019, 03:32 PM   #2
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Coastal Hillsborough County
MINOR High Surf Advisory
Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 7:47 AM EST
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY...

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY

AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY.

* HIGH SURF...BREAKING WAVES UP TO 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG

AREA BEACHES.

* HIGH SURF TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* HIGH SURF IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL PRODUCE VERY

DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ALONG AREA BEACHES. VENTURING INTO THE SURF

IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...INCREASING WAVE ACTION WILL CREATE RIP

CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO

DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT AREA BEACHES.

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.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN

THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND

DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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