# HEADLINE
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HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Dangerous rip currents.
WHERE
Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties.
WHEN
Through Sunday evening.
IMPACTS
Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
ISSUED AT
Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 1:34 AM EDT
ISSUED BY
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
HEADER
Coastal Hazard Message
# PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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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
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Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Lee, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Pinellas
