Warnings
AREAL FLOOD WATCH in effect until Tuesday, May 29,
8:00pm.
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING ...
THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
* THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
* TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERYL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR 3 TO 6 INCHES ...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN A FEW LOCATIONS POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
&&
WIND ADVISORY in effect until Tuesday, May 29,
12:00am.
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT ...
* TIMING ...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* WINDS ...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* IMPACTS ...MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES ...POWER LINES ...AND PROPERTY
ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MOTORISTS IN HIGH
PROFILES VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND
SUBSIDES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH
ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR ...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH OR
GREATER AT ANY TIME. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD KEEP
ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER.
&&
RIP CURRENT STATEMENT in effect until Tuesday, May 29,
6:00am.
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ...
* TIMING ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERYL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS ...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST IN THE SURF
ZONE. LARGE BREAKERS CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU
SUSCEPTIBLE TO RIP CURRENTS. STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
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 GROINS ...
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.
&&
