Weather Alerts for Middlesex County

Issued by the National Weather Service

Rip Current Statement  RIP CURRENT STATEMENT   Rip Current Statement
MIDDLESEX COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Eastern Essex - Southeast Middlesex - Suffolk - Eastern Plymouth - Barnstable - Dukes - Nantucket
Effective: Mon, 9/7 1:39pm Updated: Mon, 9/7 5:17pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Mon, 9/7 8:00pm Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Eastern Essex MA, Southeast Middlesex MA, Suffolk MA,
Eastern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA and Nantucket MA
Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* 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.