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WHUS41 KBOX 181726
CFWBOX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
126 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
MAZ007-015-016-019-022-024-190000-
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EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
126 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...THE ENTIRE EAST COAST AREAS OF MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT 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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