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Rip Current Statement
Issued: 6:57 AM Dec. 29, 2025 – National Weather Service
...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. &&
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 5:58 AM Dec. 29, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 knots and seas 4 to 6 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 3 AM to 7 PM EST 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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