A Rip current statement is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when there is a high threat of rip currents due to weather and ocean conditions.
Example
The following is an example of a Rip Current statement issued in Tallahassee, Florida in September 2013.
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL1200 PM EDT THU SEP 19 2013...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING....GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE ROUGH CONDITIONSALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. STRONG AND FREQUENT RIPCURRENTS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY AT EAST FACING BEACHES.CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TONIGHT.FLZ108-112-114-115-192300-/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0032.130919T1600Z-130919T2300Z/SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-1200 PM EDT THU SEP 19 2013 /1100 AM CDT THU SEP 19 2013/...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THISEVENING...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIPCURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THISEVENING.* SURF...2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST AT EAST FACING BEACHES.* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFULCHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCURMOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THEVICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEEDTHE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TOFLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE.ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TOSWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST ARIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.&&$$CAMPReferences
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