Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:11:23 EDT http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/rip.php NOAA Information on Rip Currents noaawatch@noaa.gov http://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html en-us noaawatch@noaa.gov http://www.noaawatch.gov/images/rss/ripcurrent.gif http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/rip.php NOAA Logo http://www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov/ Dangerous seas (waves and swells) and rip currents are expected along parts of the U.S. East Coast through the weekend as powerful Hurricane Bill moves north across the western Atlantic Ocean. Local National Weather Service forecast offices will issue appropriate outlooks and advisories as warranted. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:00:35 EDT ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090603_ripcurrent.html Rip currents are the leading surf hazard for beach-goers, claiming an estimated 100 lives per year nationally. For that reason, NOAA and National Park Sservice are teaming up to sponsor Rip Current Awareness Week, June 7-13, 2009, with the theme Break the Grip of the Rip. If you are caught in a rip current, swim in a direction following the shoreline. When you are free of the current, swim at an angle away from the current toward shore. Swimmers who try to swim against a rip current straight back to shore often fail to overcome its strength. They risk exhaustion and drowning. Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:11:56 EDT ronald.c.jones@noaa,gov http://www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov/ Rip currents are powerful, channeled currents of water flowing away from shore. They typically extend from the shoreline, through the surf zone, and past the line of breaking waves. Rip currents can occur at any beach with breaking waves, including the Great Lakes. NOAA's National Weather Service and National Sea Grant Program, in partnership with the United States Lifesaving Association, are working together to raise awareness about the dangers of rip currents. Research is also being conducted in order to develop and improve the ability to predict the occurrence and strength of rip currents. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:32:57 EDT ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov http://www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov/ With the summer vacation season here, NOAA and the National Park Service are alerting beachgoers to the threat of rip currents and how to escape their strong and potentially fatal grip. It is the focus of NOAA's national Rip Current Awareness Week, June 3-9, 2007 Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:48:52 EDT noaawatch@noaa.gov