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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