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Rip Current Statement
Issued: 6:15 AM Sep. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...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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