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Gulf Coast Rip Current and Beach Hazard Awareness Week DAY 2

On Day 2 of Gulf Coast Rip Current and Beach Hazard Awareness Week, we will give you some tips on how to spot a rip current.
Tips to Spot a #RipCurrent: Look at the water texture, color, and movement. Rip currents are often found in areas where waves are *not* breaking. The flat water located between breaking waves is the rip current flowing away from the beach out to sea.
MYTH: You don’t have to worry about #RipCurrents if you don’t see any when you enter the water.
FACT: Rip currents are easier to identify from an elevated point (lifeguard stand, dune line, beach access point).
🏖 If you’re unsure about conditions, ask a lifeguard.
Learn how to spot a #RipCurrent with the NWS online weather school called JetStream. www.weather.gov/jetstream/ripcurrents
May be an image of ocean and text that says 'Rip Currents: Spot Them! A rip current is LANCE FTZANCK fast-flowing channel of water moving away from the shore and out to sea Clues to identify arip current: Water Texture Rip currents are often found in areas where waves are *not* breaking Water Color The water is often darker in rip current Water Movement Look for line of foam, seaweed, or debris moving away from the shore National Weather Service weather .gov/beach'