Future Challenges for Rip Current Research and Outreach Robert W. Brander and Jamie H. MacMahan Flash Rip Currents on Ocean Shoreline of Long Island, New York Michael P. Slattery, Henry Bokuniewicz, and Paul Gayes Rip Current Prediction at Ocean City, Maryland Varjola Nelko and Robert A. Dalrymple Analysis of Rip Current Rescues at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina Greg Dusek, Harvey Seim, Jeff Hanson, and David Elder Methodology for Prediction of Rip Currents Using a Three-Dimensional Numerical, Coupled, Wave Current Model George Voulgaris, Nirnimesh Kumar, and John C. Warner Surf Zone Hazards: Rip Currents and Waves Robert G. Dean and R. J. Thieke Florida Rip Current Deaths: Forecasts and Statistics James B. Lushine Remote Sensing Applied to Rip Current Forecasts and Identification Brian K. Haus Effectiveness of Panama City Beach Safety Program John R. Fletemeyer Meteorological Data Analysis of Rip Current Drowning Charles H. Paxton Rip Current Hazards at Pensacola Beach, Florida Chris Houser, Nicole Caldwell, and Klaus Meyer-Arendt Rip Currents in the Great Lakes: An Unfortunate Truth Guy Meadows, Heidi Purcell, David Guenther, Lorelle Meadows, Ronald E. Kinnunen, and Gene Clark Beach Safety Management in Brazil Lauro J. Calliari, Antonio Henrique da F. Klein, Miguel da G. Albuquerque, and Onir Mocellin Rip Current Hazards on Large-Tidal Beaches in the United Kingdom Timothy M. Scott, Paul Russell, Gerd Masselink, M. J. Austin, S. Wills, and A. Wooler Tracing Sand Movement in Strong Japanese Rip Currents Nicholas C. Kraus Rip Currents: Terminology and Pro-Active Beach Safety Stephen P. Leatherman