Travelers should be careful of rip currents.

The NWSreleased a warninglast week about the threat of rip currents on the Atlantic coast of Florida.

Its website regularly updates the risk of rip currents on the Florida coast day-by-day.

Aerial view of Cocoa Beach with its beachfront and nearby buildings

Aerial view of Cocoa Beach on the shore of Florida’s Cape Canaveral.Credit:carlofranco/Getty Images

Travelers can visitweather.govfor real-time updates.

Remember that rip current awareness is something we should all practice, BEFORE our feet hit the sand!

the NWS website states on its page of Rip Current Awareness Week.

This includes all residents that visit the beach, not just those that live along the coast.

Rip currents cause more deaths annually than tornadoes or hurricanes.

The NWS recommends that beachgoers should only swim at beaches with lifeguards, if possible.

Do NOT venture to swim directly to shore.

Swim along the shoreline until you escape the current’s pull.