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Sarasota County Lifeguards are the proud recipients of the 2004 Florida Beach Lifeguard Operation of the Year Award |
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Off Shore Winds |
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This is an easterly wind, blowing seaward from the land also called a land breeze. These tend to cause problems with people on floats, rafts or tubes in that the wind pushes them away from the shoreline. After realizing how far adrift they become many individuals now have difficulty getting back to shore against the wind.
Children playing with their floats and adults sleeping on their rafts are often unknowingly carried seaward by these winds.
Another problem is with beach balls or other loose floating objects drifting away from swimmers. Bathers trying to retrieve these items often end up exhausted in deep water needing assistance in getting back.
The lifeguard may determine if the use of floats is unsafe and prohibit their use during extreme off shore wind conditions. | |
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