Florida health officials have lifted a no-swim advisory for Midtown Beach Oct. 9, after a water-quality test found that bacteria levels had dropped to a “good” range.
But a National Weather Services alert released that same day is urging beachgoers to use caution in the water because of strong rip currents that are expected to last until Oct. 11.
The Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County had issued a no-swim advisory on Oct. 7 after a routine weekly test found high levels of enterococci bacteria in the waters east of Midtown Beach…