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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
425 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2025
MAZ007-019>024-RIZ006>008-250000-
/O.CON.KBOX.RP.S.0004.250824T1200Z-250825T0000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
425 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2025
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH, WASHINGTON, EASTERN
ESSEX MA, SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA, BARNSTABLE MA, DUKES MA,
NANTUCKET MA, AND NEWPORT RI COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM EDT 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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