Accurate measurements of surface currents are crucial for coastal monitoring, rip current detection, and predicting the path of pollutants. Several methods exist to measure surface currents, some of ...

If the wind is blowing steadily toward the shore, the risk of rip currents increases, but other factors and features can also make them more likely. They are not always easy to spot, so these are said ...

Westerly - More frequent than the sounds of splashing waves or crowing seagulls were the high-pitched whistles along the beaches of Westerly Monday. Lifeguards stood on their chairs and blew the ...

Recent drowning incidents involving rip currents have sparked renewed concerns about the dangerous swimming conditions and what you should do if you end up in one. On Thursday, a Pennsylvania couple ...

Red flags are flying again along the Florida coast because of rip currents caused by bad weather out in the Atlantic. Nearly 300 people had to be rescued along Volusia County’s beaches last weekend ...

The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory for the region with a specific warning for local beaches. The advisory extends through 3 a.m. Wednesday morning. Experts are predicting ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. A rip current statement was ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. The NWS Wilmington NC issued a rip ...

The National Weather Service released an updated rip current statement at 9:26 a.m. on Tuesday in effect until 6 p.m. for Mobile and Baldwin counties. "Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers ...

On Tuesday at 10:06 a.m. a rip current statement was released by the National Weather Service in effect until Wednesday at 6 p.m. for Mobile and Baldwin counties. "Rip currents can sweep even the best ...