Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Southwest; Culebra; Vieques; St.Thomas...St. John.. and Adjacent Islands; St Croix
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 9:48am AST
Alert Effective: Thursday 9:48am AST
Alert Expires: Thursday 6:00pm AST
Event Onset: Thursday 9:48am AST
Event Ends: Thursday 6:00pm AST
Issued by: NWS San Juan PR
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Life-threatening rip currents due to breaking waves around 6 feet. * WHERE... Beaches of Cabo Rojo, Vieques, and St Croix. * WHEN...Through at least Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents that can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water where it becomes difficult to return to safety. High waves that can wash over jetties and sweep people and pets onto jagged rocks. Rough surf may also knock you down. Minor beach erosion and localized coastal flooding may occur due to high surf.
There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f34be352598b64c4d1fbac9aceb555a0cbd179bb.002.1 Codes: PRZ011, PRZ012, PRZ013, VIZ001, VIZ002 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f34be352598b64c4d1fbac9aceb555a0cbd179bb.002.1