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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
157 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
MAZ023-242200-
/O.EXA.KBOX.RP.S.0011.260824T1200Z-260824T2200Z/
DUKES MA-
157 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...DUKES MA COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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.
MAZ024-242200-
/O.CON.KBOX.RP.S.0011.260824T1200Z-260824T2200Z/
NANTUCKET MA-
157 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NANTUCKET MA COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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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