{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.ffc76db560da72daf7cb277df301e39b93ee585d.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Beach Hazards Statement issued September 20 at 3:40PM EDT until September 23 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.ffc76db560da72daf7cb277df301e39b93ee585d.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Cleveland OH"},"word_count":112,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Beach Hazards Statement: Beach Hazards Statement issued September 20 at 3:40PM EDT until September 23 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Lucas; Ottawa; Erie; Lorain; Cuyahoga\n**Issued by:** NWS Cleveland OH\n**Sent:** 2026-09-20T15:40:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-20T15:40:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-20T23:45:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected.\n\n* WHERE...Lucas, Ottawa, Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties.\n\n* WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through Wednesday evening.\n\n* IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the\nlakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can\ncarry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along\nstructures extending out into the lake.\n\n## Instructions\nRemain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions."}