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WHUS41 KPHI 030737
CFWPHI
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
337 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
NJZ014-024>026-040000-
/O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0008.260803T1200Z-260804T0000Z/
EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-
337 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...EASTERN MONMOUTH, ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY, COASTAL
ATLANTIC AND COASTAL OCEAN.
* 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...
ALWAYS OBEY POSTED BEACH FLAGS. IF YOU ENTER THE SURF ZONE,
ALWAYS HAVE A FLOATATION DEVICE WITH YOU AND SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD IF POSSIBLE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND
FLOAT AND DO NOT SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM PARALLEL
TO THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR
WAVE FOR HELP.
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