Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Tallahassee, FL
Areas Affected: Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 4:24am EDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 4:24am EDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 5:00am EDT
Event Onset: Wednesday 3:00pm EDT
Event Ends: Thursday 5:00am EDT
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee FL
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT /2 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Bay and Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...From 3 PM EDT /2 PM CDT/ this afternoon through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...West winds will increase this afternoon, raising the rip current risk along the west- and southwest- facing beaches of Bay and Gulf Counties.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd7495ec9a0c79e8004db56ca3716af8485e4269.001.1 Codes: FLZ112, FLZ114 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd7495ec9a0c79e8004db56ca3716af8485e4269.001.1