Event: Rip Current Statement
Severity: Moderate
Urgency: Expected
Headline: Rip Current Statement issued November 4 at 3:23AM EST until November 4 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Miami FL
Description: * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Statement, isolated minor coastal
flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip
currents.
* WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County.
* WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Statement, through Wednesday
evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Wednesday
morning.
* IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property. Rip
currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into
deeper water. Minor coastal flooding is possible within 1.5 to
2 hours of high tide.
Instructions: Do not drive through flooded roadways.
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.