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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 10 2013

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COASTAL PALM BEACH-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY...
...VERY HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE BARRIER 
  ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST... MAINLY ALONG THE PALM BEACH 
  COUNTY COAST... WITH POSSIBLE OVERWASH ONTO THE MORE 
  SUSCEPTIBLE ROADS AROUND HIGH TIDE. 

* WAVES AND SURF...LARGE LONG-PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL 
  CONTINUE TO ENTER THE ATLANTIC WATERS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY 
  MORNING. THIS WILL GENERATE DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES IN THE 
  SURF ZONE. 

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES...BEACH EROSION...MINOR COASTAL 
  FLOODING...AND STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. 
  THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG PALM BEACH COUNTY 
  TODAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

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COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
457 PM EDT SUN MAR 10 2013

...VERY HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A VERY HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND
PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY
ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

&&

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BAXTER