One product issued by NWS for: Block Island RI
Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 718 PM EDT Thu Sep 21 2023 MAZ022>024-RIZ006>008-221230- /O.EXP.KBOX.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-230921T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.RP.S.0010.230922T1200Z-230923T0000Z/ Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Washington RI-Newport RI- Block Island RI- 718 PM EDT Thu Sep 21 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Washington, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA, Nantucket MA, and Newport RI Counties. * WHEN...From Friday morning through Friday 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. && $$