Beach Hazards Statement issued May 28 at 3:14AM EDTuntil May 28 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS

NOAA-NWS-ALER-S-FL1253A91156E8.BeachHazardsStatement.1253A91F8240FL.MLBCFWMLB.14476a218e63cad30fddbc11319a98adw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov2015-05-28T03:14:00-04:00ActualAlertPublicAlert forCoastal Volusia County; Indian River; Martin; Northern Brevard County; Southern Brevard County;St. Lucie (Florida) Issued by the National Weather ServiceMetBeach HazardsStatementExpectedModerateLikelySAME2015-05-28T03:14:00-04:00201--05-28T20:00:00-04:00NWS Melbourne (East Central Florida)Beach Hazards Statement issued May28 at 3:14AM EDT until May 28 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Melbourne...BEACH HAZARDSSTATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A BEACH

HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ROUGH SURF AND LIFE THREATENING RIP

CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* HAZARDS...ROUGH SURF AND MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

* TIMING...ROUGH SURF WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY INTO THE LATE

MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST SEAWARD PULL FROM RIP

CURRENTS SHOULD BE ABOUT 3 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW

TIDE...AROUND 11 AM.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL CAUSE

HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES.A BEACHHAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS ROUGH

SURF...RIP CURRENTS AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING

CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR

NEAR THE WATER.

THE BEST SAFETY ADVICE IS TO ONLY ENTER THE SURF NEAR A LIFEGUARD.

ROUGH SURF CAN OFTEN BE MUCH MORE DANGEROUS THAN IT APPEARS

WHILE STANDING ON THE BEACH. HEAVY BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU

OFF A SANDBAR INTO DEEPER WATER.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A CURRENT...NEVER ATTEMPT TO SWIM

DIRECTLY AGAINST IT...AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. INSTEAD...TREAD

WATER AND SWIM AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT. THEN ONCE OUT OF

THE CURRENT...SWIM DIRECTLY BACK TOWARD THE BEACH.WMOHEADERUGCFLZ047-05--059-064-141-147VTEC/O.NEW.KMLB.BH.S.0007.150528T0-14Z-150529T0000Z/TIME...MOT...LOCCoastal Volusia County; Indian River; Martin; NorthernBrevard County; Southern Brevard County; St.LucieFIPS6012009FIPS6012061FIPS6012085FIPS6012111FIPS6012127UGCFLZ047UGCFLZ054UGCFLZ059UGCFLZ064UGCFLZ141UGCFLZ147

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