Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
157 AM EST Mon Dec 29 2025
Pinellas-Coastal Hillsborough-Coastal Manatee-Coastal Sarasota- Coastal Charlotte-Coastal Lee- 157 AM EST Mon Dec 29 2025
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.
* WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties.
* WHEN...From this evening through late Tuesday night.
* 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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