Weather Alerts For Clearwater, FL

# HEADLINE -------------------- HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Dangerous rip currents. WHERE Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. WHEN Through Monday evening. IMPACTS Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. ISSUED AT Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 8:01 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL HEADER Coastal Hazard Message # 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. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Lee, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Pinellas