COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL ST. JOHNS-COASTAL FLAGLER- 509 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2023
…HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING…
…COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY…
* WHAT…FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED.
* WHERE…NORTHEAST FLORIDA BEACHES.
* WHEN…FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY.
* 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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.
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