West Palm Beach, FL Weather Warnings

Issue Date: 905 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward, Coastal Palm Beach and Coastal Miami- Dade Counties. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. &&

Issue Date: 904 AM EDT Thu May 26 2022
...High Risk of Rip Currents Atlantic Coast Beaches... ...Isolated to Scattered Thunderstorms Interior This Afternoon... This hazardous weather outlook is for South Florida. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Rip currents: Moderate onshore winds and slightly elevated surf will result in a high rip current risk along the Atlantic beaches. Thunderstorms: Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will develop mainly over the interior sections this afternoon into this evening. The main hazards with these thunderstorms will be lightning strikes and heavy downpours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY Shower and thunderstorm chances will gradually increase across South Florida on Friday and will remain elevated through the weekend and into early next week. While still a fair amount of uncertainty, there is the potential for periods of heavy rainfall starting this weekend. The heightened rip current risk will likely continue through Friday and then subside with the surf over the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. For more information...visit the National Weather Service in Miami website at www.weather.gov/miami.