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WHUS41 KBOX 180610
CFWBOX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
210 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
MAZ007-015-016-019-022-024-182100-
/O.CON.KBOX.RP.S.0009.260818T1200Z-260819T0000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
210 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN MASSACHUSETTS, EASTERN ESSEX, SUFFOLK, EASTERN NORFOLK,
EASTERN PLYMOUTH, BARNSTABLE AND NANTUCKET COUNTIES.
* 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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