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Rip Current Statement issued July 20 at 12:52AM EDT until July 21 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties. * WHEN...through 8 PM Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 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, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly.

Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL At 514 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Downtown Saint Petersburg, moving north at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Tampa, Spring Hill, Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, Temple Terrace, Seminole, New Port Richey, Downtown Saint Petersburg, Hudson, Holiday, Saint Petersburg, Lutz, St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach, Palm Harbor, New Port Richey East, Tampa International Airport, East Lake-Orient Park, and Egypt Lake-Leto. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.