A rip current statement is a warning statement issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when there is a high threat of rip currents due to weather and ocean conditions.
[1] The statement usually contains some detail about when and roughly where the rip currents are most likely to be forming.
It warns swimmers and anyone else who might go into the water, where more specifically rip currents are likely to form on a beach.
The following is an example of a Rip Current statement issued in Houston or Galveston, TX in October 2021.
[2] Another noticeable example of a statement is in the 2019 Memorial Day weekend near Miami, Florida.