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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
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * WHAT...For the Dense Fog Advisory, dense fog will reduce visibility to one quarter nautical mile or less. For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots and seas 4 to 7 feet expected. * WHERE...Tampa Bay waters and Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM. * WHEN...For the Dense Fog Advisory, until 9 AM EST this morning. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to 7 PM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Low visibility will make navigation difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. If you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog signals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use your radar and compass. &&
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