APPENDIX
East central Florida LURCS checklist and computed value (shaded) for 5/31/97.

1.  WIND FACTORS	MOST FAVORABLE FOR RIP CURRENTS	MOST FAVORABLE FOR  LONGSHORE CURRENTS
SPEED / DIRECTION	(40-110º)	(120-160º, 340-30º)
5 kt	0.5	0.0
5-10	1.0	0.5
10	1.5	1.0
10-15	2.0	1.5
15	3.0	2.0
15-20	4.0	3.0
20	5.0	4.0
20-25+	5.0	4.0
WIND FACTOR		0.5

2.  SWELL FACTORS
a)	SWELL HEIGHT	SWELL HEIGHT FACTOR
	1 ft	0.5
	2	1.0
	3-4	2.0
	5-7	3.0
	8-10	4.0
b)	SWELL PERIOD	SWELL PERIOD FACTOR
	7-8 sec	0.5
	9-10	1.0
	11-12	2.0
	>12	3.0

c)   SWELL HEIGHT FACTOR + SWELL PERIOD FACTOR = SWELL FACTOR

4.0

3.  MISCELLANEOUS FACTORS
If astronomical tides are higher than normal (i.e., near full moon), add 0.5
If previous day Wind Factor or Swell Factor greater than or equal to 2.0/1.5, respectively, add 0.5
MISCELLANEOUS FACTOR	0.5

4.  TODAY'S RIP CURRENT THREAT is a summation of the 3 factors.
LONGSHORE / RIP CURRENT THREAT	5.0

5.  If RIP CURRENT THREAT is 3.0 - 4.0** (2.5 - 3.5 ** on weekends/major Holidays):         issue statement for greater than normal threat of rip currents.

If RIP CURRENT THREAT is 4.5 - >5.0 ** (4.0 - >5.0 ** on weekends/major Holidays):       issue statement for much greater than normal threat of rip currents and/or heavy surf.  **  (and it looks reasonable, e.g., an arctic outbreak, rainy day, hurricane, etc. is not occurring)