Statement

1006 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* TIMING...SMALL TO MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEAST SWELLS GENERATED
BY SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH
COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING TO 
ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. SWIMMING IS NOT ADVISED THROUGH 
THIS PERIOD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A 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.

&&

Hazardous Weather Outlook

229 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY INTERIOR AND
EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG WITH
FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

WIND: THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING,
MAINLY OVER INTERIOR AND EASTERN SECTIONS.

HAIL: THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SMALL HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE.

WATERSPOUTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF WATERSPOUTS OVER THE
ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY.

RIP CURRENTS: A SMALL TO MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEAST SWELL
GENERATED BY TROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS
OFF SOUTH FLORIDA. THE SWELL WILL BE HIGHEST ALONG THE BEACHES OF
PALM BEACH COUNTY RESULTING IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

SMALLER SWELLS WILL ALSO RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
ALONG THE BEACHES OF BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WILL ALSO LEAD TO A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF COAST BEACHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY
WITH THE MAIN RISK BEING LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS, AND
HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER
INDIVIDUAL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HIGH WIND, AND
FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
MIAMI.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Boca Raton, Boca Raton Airport, .

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