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WHUS41 KBOX 081251
CFWBOX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
851 AM EDT WED JUL 8 2026
MAZ007-014>016-019-022-024-090300-
/O.NEW.KBOX.RP.S.0002.260708T1251Z-260709T0300Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
851 AM EDT WED JUL 8 2026
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...EASTERN ESSEX MA, SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA, SUFFOLK MA,
EASTERN NORFOLK MA, EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA, BARNSTABLE MA AND
NANTUCKET MA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EAST FACING OCEAN BEACHES ARE MOST VULNERABLE.
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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