Headline:
Rip Current Statement issued September 21 at 2:15PM EDT until September 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Rip Current Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 21, 2026 - 11:15am
Expires:
September 22, 2026 - 4:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.
* WHERE...Massachusetts and Rhode Island coasts.
* WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Eastern Essex; Suffolk; Eastern Norfolk; Eastern Plymouth; Southern Bristol; Southern Plymouth; Barnstable; Dukes; Nantucket; Southeast Providence; Eastern Kent; Bristol; Washington; Newport; Block Island
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov