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WHUS41 KBOX 040603
CFWBOX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
203 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
MAZ020-023-024-RIZ006>008-050100-
/O.CON.KBOX.RP.S.0007.260804T0900Z-260805T0100Z/
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
203 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WASHINGTON, SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA, DUKES MA, NANTUCKET
MA, AND NEWPORT RI COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND
FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A
DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE
SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.
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