high surf advisory issued june 28 at 9:45am edt until june 28 at 8:00pm edt by nws
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High Surf Advisory issued June 28 at 9:45AM EDT until June28 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS
NOAA-NWS-ALER-S-RI1253AF082E64.HighSurfAdvisory.1253AF156340RI.BOXCFWBOX.e7b3897409cddb01051e7cb703443f13w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov2015-06-28T09:45:00-04:00ActualAlertPublicAlert for BlockIsland; Newport; Washington (Rhode Island) Issued by the National Weather ServiceMetHigh SurfAdvisoryExpectedMinorLikelySAME2015-06-28T09:45:00-04:002015-06-28T20:00:00-04:00NWSBoston (Southeast New England)High Surf Advisory issued June 28 at 9:45AM EDT until June 28 at8:00PM EDT by NWS Boston...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE OCEANBEACHES OF
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* LOCATION...THE OCEAN EXPOSED EAST AND SOUTH FACING BEACHES OF
THE MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTS.
* SURF HEIGHT...UP TO 7 FEET.
* TIMING...TODAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH SURF CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO THE WATERHIGH SURF
ADVISORY IN EFFECT ON SUNDAY FOR THE EAST AND SOUTH FACING
OCEAN EXPOSED BEACHES OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND FROM
MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. IN ADDITION...THE HIGH
SURF WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR SWIMMERS.A RIPCURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A
STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE
SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND
EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT.
IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL. ANOTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT
BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM
TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE
CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.
HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED
BEACHES. WATCH YOUR CHILDREN. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS
AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED.
IN ADDITION...VIEWERS OF LARGE SURF SHOULD BE IN SAFE AREAS WELL
AWAY FROM POSSIBLE SPLASH OVER. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN
TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO
THE WATER FROM WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. FALLING
INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN
INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.WMOHEADERUGCMAZ007-015-0-6-019024-RIZ006008VTEC/O.CON.KBOX.SU.Y.0002.000000T000-Z-150629T0000Z/TIME...MOT...LOCBlock Island; Newport;WashingtonFIPS6044005FIPS6044009UGCRIZ006UGCRIZ007UGCRIZ008
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