Coastal Flood Warnings/Watches/Statements
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
407 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH AT THE BEACHES
RESULTING IN A MODERATE RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

FLZ050-051-055-060-062-065-140800-
/O.NEW.KTBW.BH.S.0017.130513T1600Z-130514T0800Z/
PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
407 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

* TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND NOON AND CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT.

* LOCATION...AREA BEACHES FROM PINELLAS AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES
  SOUTHWARD THROUGH LEE COUNTY.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL EVEN STRONG
  SWIMMERS OUT INTO DEEPER WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER
HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE
WATER.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS
ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT.

&&

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