Weather service: Dangerous rip currents at beaches through Tuesday

1:50 p.m. update: The risk of rip currents at Palm Beach County beaches will remain high through Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service said Sunday afternoon.

Dangerous rip currents are expected along Atlantic Coast beaches today and Monday, fueled by north winds blowing at about 15 mph and gusting to 25 mph, the weather service said. Swimmers are urged to stay out of the water.

Windy conditions will continue at least into Wednesday, the weather service said.

Sundays daytime high temperature will be near 70 degrees, and the overnight low will be near 60 degrees.

Original post: The trick-or-treat leftovers are still in the bowl and yet its positively wintry frigid in South Florida terms outside. At 8 a.m., the National Weather Service reports its 49 degrees out there. Todays high is 71 and it likely wont feel warmer than the 60s thanks to some gusty northeast winds.

That 49 degrees breakds the record for this day of 51 set in 1993, according to the weather service records. And with a forecast high of 71, it looks like were destined to get the coolest high temperature for the day as well, breaking the record of 72 degrees set in 1964.

Todays winds will blow at about 15 mph and gust to about 25 mph, according to the weather service.

The weather service said there is a high risk of rip currents at Palm Beach County beaches through Monday morning. Beaches in Martin and St. Lucie counties face a moderate risk that may grow later in the day as the tides shift. Swimmers are urged only to go into the water at beaches with lifeguards.

Sunday nights low temperature will be around 60 degrees from Boca Raton to Fort Pierce.

A similar pattern is expected through Wednesday, when the chances for rain rise to about 20 percent, the weather service said.

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Weather service: Dangerous rip currents at beaches through Tuesday

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