The National Weather Service issued a warning this Saturday for swimmers in Florida due to dry weather, reflected in the impact of easterly winds and a high risk of rip currents.
High temperatures expected in the 80s, and a breeze will noticeably cool the afternoon.Winds likely to reach speeds up to 35 mph Saturday afternoon, while on Sunday they could reach up to 30 mph, they also warned fromLocal 10 News.
The meteorological entity also estimated that it will be cloudy, with little presence of the sun and no thunderstorms, although there will be some light showers.. “There is a 20% chance of rain on Saturday and a 10% chance on Sunday,” they said.
While in the bay, breaking waves of approximately 5 to 8 feet in height are expected.
There is also a high surf advisory on Saturday in Broward County.
The importance of paying attention to these alerts impacts the preservation of human life.
In the middle of last year,a dozen deaths due to drowning due to rip currents raised alarm bells on Florida beaches, where lifeguards were unable to prevent bathers from submerging themselves in the water, despite red flag warnings.
Seven of the 12 deaths occurred in Panama City Beach, which had the highest number of apparent drownings in a single U.S. location that year, according to the "Surf Zone Fatalities" database.
For those dates,More than 500 people had to be rescued on Florida beaches during the weekend before the 4th of July and the days that followed.
On that occasion, the lifeguard captain ofOcean Rescue, quoted bynews4jax, Zach Houston, said it doesn't matter if the person is a lifeguard, a great swimmer or a child; thatRip currents are a body of water that moves against the waves and if the bather gets scared they could endanger themselves and the lifeguard who is trying to save them..
He recommended thatIf you swim, you should swim parallel to the shore and be close to a lifeguard station..
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