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WHUS41 KBOX 050615
CFWBOX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
215 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
MAZ007-014>016-019-022>024-051915-
/O.NEW.KBOX.RP.S.0012.260906T0600Z-260907T0000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-
EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-
215 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...EASTERN ESSEX MA, SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA, SUFFOLK MA,
EASTERN NORFOLK MA, EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA, BARNSTABLE MA, DUKES
MA AND NANTUCKET MA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY 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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