High risk of rip currents throughout South Florida beaches through Monday
Hannah MorseIf you're enjoying the beaches from Jupiter to Miami through Monday evening, be careful.
The National Weather Service early Sunday issued an advisory of high rip current risk between Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties.
On Sunday morning in Delray Beach, palm trees bore the strength of 10- to 15-mile-per-hour winds as choppy waves pulsed toward the beach.
A rip current is one that flows away from the shore. It can typically be spotted by a more smooth or calm channel of water between crashing waves, or an area with fewer waves.
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Swimmers who finds themselves in a rip current should remain calm and float. If possible, the swimmer should paddle parallel to the shore until they are out of the current, and only then swim toward the shore. Experts say not to swim against the current.
This advisory culminates a weekend of less-than-ideal weather, which is forecast to to continue. The service noted that the rip current risk will "remain elevated" for Atlantic beaches through much of the week.
Hannah Morse covers consumer issues for The Palm Beach Post. Drop a line at hmorse@pbpost.com, call 561-820-4833 or follow her on Twitter @mannahhorse.