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Weather Alerts for Essex County

Issued by the National Weather Service

High Surf Advisory  HIGH SURF ADVISORY   High Surf Advisory
ESSEX COUNTY
Areas Affected:
Barnstable - Eastern Essex - Eastern Norfolk - Eastern Plymouth - Nantucket - Suffolk
Effective: Sat, 6/3 5:00am Updated: Sat, 6/3 2:15am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Sat, 6/3 8:00pm Severity: Minor Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 5 to 8 feet expected in the
surf zone.
* WHERE...Eastern Essex MA, Suffolk MA, Eastern Norfolk MA,
Eastern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA and Nantucket MA Counties.
* WHEN...From 5 AM to 8 PM EDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
localized beach erosion.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Viewing the rough surf from jetties will be
very dangerous given large breaking waves onto rocks and other
near shore structures.

Information: 
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to
dangerous surf conditions.