Bulletin: …HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING…
* WHAT…Dangerous rip currents expected.
* WHERE…Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee,
Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties.
* WHEN…From Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS…Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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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Info:
Type: Rip Current Statement
start_time_local: 2026-03-16T14:00:00-04:00
end_time_local: 2026-03-17T20:00:00-04:00
county_name:
state: FL
headline: Rip Current Statement from MON 2:00 PM EDT until TUE 8:00 PM EDT
county_fips:
category: Met
url:
urgency: Expected
severity: Moderate
certainty: Likely
geographicname: Coastal Lee County
state_name: Florida