Active Advisories: High Surf Advisory
Currently
Reported at Vineyard Haven, Marthas Vineyard Airport, MA
1:53 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012- 64°F18°C
Overcast- Feels Like:64°F18°CDew Point:61°F16°CHumidity:88%
Winds:SSE 21 mph G 3534 kph G 56
Pressure:29.77 in1008 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
High Surf Advisory
502 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE SOUTH AND EAST COASTS OF NEW ENGLAND. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FEET * TIMING...SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RIP CURRENT...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. && ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR. NEWBURYPORT TOTAL ASTRO RISK TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD WAVES /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY /FT/ ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- ------- 9.1 02/10 AM 8.4 0.8 4-7 NONE 5-8 10.3 02/10 PM 9.7 0.6 8 MINOR 9-10 9.1 03/11 AM 8.6 0.5 5-6 NONE 6-7 11.2 03/11 PM 10.0 1.2 6-7 NONE 8-9 9.3 04/12 PM 8.7 0.6 6 NONE 7-8 11.2 05/12 AM 10.2 1.0 5 NONE 6-7 : GLOUCESTER HARBOR TOTAL ASTRO RISK TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD WAVES /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY /FT/ ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- ------- 9.3 02/10 AM 9.2 0.2 5-8 NONE 5-8 11.2 02/10 PM 10.8 0.4 8-9 MINOR 9 9.8 03/11 AM 9.4 0.4 5-7 NONE 6-7 12.1 03/11 PM 11.1 1.0 7-8 NONE 8-9 10.1 04/12 PM 9.6 0.5 7 NONE 8 12.0 05/12 AM 11.3 0.7 6 NONE 6-7 : REVERE TOTAL ASTRO RISK TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD WAVES /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY /FT/ ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- ------- 10.4 02/10 AM 9.9 0.5 4-7 NONE 5-7 12.2 02/10 PM 11.6 0.6 6-7 MINOR 7-8 10.6 03/11 AM 10.1 0.5 4-5 NONE 5-6 13.1 03/11 PM 11.9 1.2 4-6 MINOR 5-8 10.9 04/12 PM 10.3 0.7 6 NONE 7 13.0 05/12 AM 12.0 1.0 5 MINOR 5-6 : BOSTON HARBOR TOTAL ASTRO RISK TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD WAVES /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY /FT/ ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- ------- 10.9 02/10 AM 10.2 0.8 2-3 NONE 2-3 12.4 02/10 PM 11.8 0.6 2 MINOR 2 10.9 03/11 AM 10.4 0.6 2 NONE 2 13.5 03/11 PM 12.2 1.3 2 MINOR 2 11.2 04/12 PM 10.5 0.7 2 NONE 2 13.4 05/12 AM 12.3 1.1 1 MINOR 1 : SCITUATE TOTAL ASTRO RISK TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD WAVES /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY /FT/ ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- ------- 9.6 02/10 AM 9.5 0.2 4-6 NONE 5-7 3.4 02/04 PM 2.6 0.8 6-7 MINOR 7 3.4 03/05 AM 2.4 1.0 5-6 NONE 6 12.5 03/11 PM 11.4 1.1 5-8 MINOR 6-9 10.4 04/12 PM 9.9 0.5 7 NONE 7-8 12.3 05/12 AM 11.5 0.8 5-6 MINOR 6
