From AlertNassau
Issued: 2022-11-06 16:00:00 EST|Expiring: 2022-11-11 19:00:00 EST
COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COASTAL ST. JOHNS-COASTAL FLAGLER-
400 PM EST SUN NOV 6 2022
…HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING…
…COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING…
* WHAT…FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH, SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING
POSSIBLE. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS AND SURF.
* WHERE…NORTHEAST FLORIDA BEACHES.
* WHEN…FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH, FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS…NUMEROUS ROADS MAY BE CLOSED. LOW LYING PROPERTY
INCLUDING HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND SOME CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
MAY BE INUNDATED. SOME SHORELINE EROSION MAY OCCUR. RIP
CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO
DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT MODERATE
TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. COASTAL RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO SECURE VULNERABLE OBJECTS BEFORE THE WATERS RISE AND
TAKE OTHER NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD
A WARNING BE ISSUED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
IF TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, ALLOW EXTRA TIME AS SOME ROADS MAY BE
CLOSED. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE
PROPERTY.
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
