{"id":123622,"date":"2024-11-08T22:33:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T15:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123622"},"modified":"2024-11-08T22:33:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T15:33:50","slug":"hurricane-rafael-causing-high-rip-current-threat-to-florida-texas-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123622","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Rafael causing high rip current threat to Florida, Texas, Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Do you know what to do if you find yourself caught in a rip current while swimming? Swim instructor and owner of Swim With Gills Christina Gillin-Theiss joined FOX Weather from Jupiter Island, Florida, to explain how you can stay safe and survive if you\u2019re struggling in the water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">While it is not expected to directly impact the U.S., Hurricane <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/rafael\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rafael<\/a> is causing life-threatening rip current conditions across parts of Florida, Alabama, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/texas\">Texas<\/a> on Friday and into the weekend.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A High Rip Current Warning was issued by the National Weather Service covering the Florida panhandle down to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/fort-myers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fort Myers<\/a> area, as well as parts of the southeast Texas coast.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/bryan-norcross-hurricane-analysis-november-8-2024\">Rafael somewhat unexpectedly intensified,<\/a> however, it&#8217;s not expected to hit the U.S. Here&#8217;s a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/rafael-track-us-gulf-mexico\">Rafael&#8217;s latest track<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/most-dangerous-beaches-us-america\"><strong>AMERICA&#8217;S MOST DANGEROUS BEACHES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/AL18%20Rip%20Current%20Forecast.png\"\/><figcaption>High Rip Current Warnings for parts of Florida and Texas caused by Hurricane Rafael<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/figcaption><hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">Gulf Coast beachgoers beware this weekend<\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the NWS, areas with high rip current risks are dangerous for all levels of swimmers, and people should stay out of the water.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">High waves from Rafael lashed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/key-west\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Key West<\/a>, Florida, earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A moderate rip current threat has also been issued for the east coast of Florida and the area around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/Texas\/south-padre-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Padre Island<\/a> in Texas.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/beach-warning-flags-meaning\"><strong>WHAT DO DIFFERENT FLAGS AT THE BEACH MEAN?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A video shows waves starting to crash on the Southernmost Point in the Continental U.S. marker in Key West, Florida, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The FOX Forecast Center predicts wave heights of six to nine feet off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/louisiana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana<\/a> coast Friday morning.<\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/AL18%20Wave%20Height%20Forecast.png\"\/><figcaption>Waves of six to nine feet expected just off the coast of southeast Texas.<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/figcaption><hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/hurricane-rafael-rip-current-surf-florida-texas\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know what to do if you find yourself caught in a rip current while swimming? 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