Rip Current Statement issued October 9 at 11:01PM EDT until October 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
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* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and large breaking waves expected. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...Pinellas and Coastal Hillsborough Counties. * WHEN...For the Rip Current Risk, through Saturday evening. For the Coastal Flood Advisory and High Surf Risk, through 8 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
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- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- FL, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Pinellas; Coastal Hillsborough
- event
- Rip Current Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-09T23:01:00-04:00
- states
- ["FL"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-09T23:01:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.62963419564245fe33b2b2f019e6226bb8cd614d.002.3
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb47ece589523f80d98428de3e6138112a429351.001.1","urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5a5a075f5042299986cc4f7252480299e1dca2a0.001.3"]
- instruction
- If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
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