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3/28/2024 3:23pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Light rain, Mist, Overcast
  • Temperature: 50.4°F / 10.2°CWarmer 0.2°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 49.3°FIncreased 0.2°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 96
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.81 inFalling 0.03  inHg/hr Falling Slowly
  • Visibility: 2½ miles
  • Rain Today: 0.93 in
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Southeast Middlesex County, MA - Flood Watch
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for St Croix, VI

Issued by the National Weather Service

    RIP CURRENT STATEMENT  

St Croix, VI


Rip Current Statement issued March 28 at 9:48AM AST until March 28 at 6:00PM AST by NWS San Juan PR

HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING


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


Details:
...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.

Information:
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.

Meta data:
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