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WHUS41 KGYX 180642
CFWGYX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
242 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
MEZ023>027-NHZ014-181445-
/O.NEW.KGYX.RP.S.0001.260718T1200Z-260719T0000Z/
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
242 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN MAINE, COASTAL YORK, COASTAL CUMBERLAND, SAGADAHOC,
LINCOLN AND KNOX COUNTIES. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, COASTAL
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
* 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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