NOAA announced it will be launching a rip current risk map in 2025 for danger posed by storms, even when far from shore.

Occasionally, however, a rip current can push someone hundreds of yards offshore," NOAA said ... Forecast Offices in a national rip current risk map when at least one active tropical system ...

According to the NHC, the rip current risk maps will not rely on new data or forecasts but will instead pull information already produced by local National Weather Service offices. Local weather ...

According to the NHC, the rip current risk maps will not rely on new data or forecasts but will instead pull information already produced by local National Weather Service offices. Local weather ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a high rip current risk alert for South ... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), these currents can exceed speeds of 5 miles ...

according to NOAA. They are the leading cause of rescues for people in the surf. Weak or non-swimmers are most at risk but even even experienced swimmers can get in trouble. Though rip current ...

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