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Rip Current Statement
Issued: 9:35 PM Mar. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...From Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * 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. &&
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 9:32 PM Mar. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 knots and seas 5 to 8 feet expected. * WHERE...Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound, Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM and Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
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