{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.2f26217cea36316af0b3f4d603c45efb96fd1b50.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Rip Current Statement issued September 22 at 4:30PM EDT until September 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-22","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.2f26217cea36316af0b3f4d603c45efb96fd1b50.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Boston/Norton MA"},"word_count":139,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Rip Current Statement: Rip Current Statement issued September 22 at 4:30PM EDT until September 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Eastern Essex; Suffolk; Eastern Norfolk; Eastern Plymouth; Southern Bristol; Southern Plymouth; Barnstable; Dukes; Nantucket; Southeast Providence; Eastern Kent; Bristol; Washington; Newport; Block Island\n**Issued by:** NWS Boston/Norton MA\n**Sent:** 2026-09-22T16:30:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-22T16:30:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-22T20:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of eastern, northeastern and southeastern\nMassachusetts and northern and southern Rhode Island.\n\n* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.\n\n* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away\nfrom shore into deeper water.\n\n## Instructions\nSwim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and\nfloat. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a\ndirection following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the\nshore and call or wave for help."}