Mass. climate: ‘Life-threatening’ swimming circumstances forecast as Hurricane Erin passes area

National Weather Service forecasters issued a High Surf Advisory for components of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Tuesday, warning of “life-threatening” swimming and browsing circumstances.

In Massachusetts, the advisory covers Dukes and Nantucket counties. It begins at 8 a.m. Tuesday and continues till 8 p.m. Thursday.

Forecasters count on giant breaking waves rising every day, and peaking on Thursday with waves of 8 to 13 ft.

“Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to life-threatening surf conditions,” forecasters wrote.

The warnings come as Hurricane Erin passes to the southeast of the area this week, churning up important swell in its wake that can finally attain New England. Along with elevated surf, the gradient between the hurricane and an space of excessive stress over southern New England may trigger gale-force winds over Cape Cod and the Islands on Thursday.

But for the remainder of the Bay State, Thursday and Friday will doubtless be “generally breezy” earlier than Erin’s affect diminishes.

Erin lashed a part of the Caribbean with rain and wind Monday. Forecasters are assured it can curl north and away from the japanese U.S., however tropical storm and surge watches had been issued for a lot of the Outer Banks.

By early Tuesday, Erin had misplaced some power from earlier days however was nonetheless a Category 3 hurricane with most sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph), the National Hurricane Center in Miami stated. It was about 675 miles (1,090 kilometers) southwest of Bermuda and 770 miles (1,240 kilometers) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras and was transferring northwest at a slower 7 mph (11 kph).

Material from the Associated Press was used on this report.