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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
851 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026


MAZ007-014>016-019-022-024-090300-
/O.NEW.KBOX.RP.S.0002.260708T1251Z-260709T0300Z/
Eastern Essex MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-
Eastern Norfolk MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Nantucket MA-
851 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Eastern Essex MA, Southeast Middlesex MA, Suffolk MA, 
  Eastern Norfolk MA, Eastern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA and 
  Nantucket MA Counties.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away 
  from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...East facing ocean beaches are most vulnerable.

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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