One product issued by NWS for: 2 Miles SE Westport Point MA
Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 322 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 MAZ007-019-020-022>024-RIZ006>008-190830- /O.NEW.KBOX.RP.S.0009.240919T1200Z-240920T0000Z/ Eastern Essex MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA- Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- 322 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Washington, Eastern Essex MA, Eastern Plymouth MA, Southern Bristol MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA, Nantucket MA, and Newport RI Counties. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$