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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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5/20/2024 10:18am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 57.9°F / 14.4°CWarmer 2.1°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 54.3°FIncreased 0.5°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 88%Decreased 5.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 2 mph
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  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Hatteras Island, NC

Issued by the National Weather Service

    BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT  

Hatteras Island, NC

Beach Hazards Statement issued May 20 at 7:00AM EDT until May 20 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS

Areas Affected: Northern Outer Banks; Hatteras Island

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Monday 7:00am EDT

Alert Effective: Monday 7:00am EDT

Alert Expires: Monday 7:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 7:00am EDT

Event Ends: Monday 8:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

Details: 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...The beaches north of Cape Hatteras.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip
currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide,
which will occur around noon.

Information: 
Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain
calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired,
float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to
escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a53673ff09f3907127aeaea2ba7de0eb342530c7.001.1
Codes: NCZ203, NCZ205
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a53673ff09f3907127aeaea2ba7de0eb342530c7.001.1