Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Boston / Norton, MA
Areas Affected: Eastern Essex; Southeast Middlesex; Suffolk; Eastern Norfolk; Eastern Plymouth; Barnstable; Nantucket
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 8:51am EDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 8:51am EDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 11:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Wednesday 8:51am EDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 11:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Eastern Essex MA, Southeast Middlesex MA, Suffolk MA, Eastern Norfolk MA, Eastern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA and Nantucket MA Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...East facing ocean beaches are most vulnerable.
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.658a00d20341e00ece0099259918fbef0f5a35de.001.1 Codes: MAZ007, MAZ014, MAZ015, MAZ016, MAZ019, MAZ022, MAZ024 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.658a00d20341e00ece0099259918fbef0f5a35de.001.1