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Rip Current Statement
Severity: Moderate · expires 2026-10-18 04:00

Rip Current Statement issued October 17 at 3:40AM EDT until October 20 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Miami FL

What to do: 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.

Applies to: Coastal Palm Beach County; Coastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade County

Alerts are issued for whole counties or zones, not for individual towns. In an emergency use weather.gov.