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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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2/16/2025 7:17pm 
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Rip Current Statement

Issued by the National Weather Service - Boston / Norton, MA

    RIP CURRENT STATEMENT  

Nantucket, MA

Rip Current Statement issued July 26 at 4:56AM EDT until July 27 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

Areas Affected: Nantucket

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Sunday 4:56am EDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 4:56am EDT

Alert Expires: Sunday 8:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Sunday 4:56am EDT

Event Ends: Monday 8:00am EDT

Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA

Details: 
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Nantucket MA County.

* WHEN...Through Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.

Information: 
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.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.205285cefa324948cd0d57d95ebd4732dc6c57ac.001.1
Codes: MAZ024
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.205285cefa324948cd0d57d95ebd4732dc6c57ac.001.1