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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
126 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026


MAZ007-015-016-019-022-024-190000-
/O.CON.KBOX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-260819T0000Z/
Eastern Essex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-
Eastern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Nantucket MA-
126 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...The entire east coast areas of Massachusetts as well as Cape Cod and Nantucket. 

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT 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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