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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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1/9/2026 6:41pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 45.3°F / 7.4°CWarmer 0.2°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 42.3°FIncreased 0.8°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 89%Increased 2.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 8 mph
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Rip Current Statement

Issued by the National Weather Service - Tallahassee, FL

    RIP CURRENT STATEMENT  

South Walton, FL; Coastal Bay, FL; Coastal Gulf, FL

Rip Current Statement issued January 9 at 12:20AM EST until January 11 at 2:00AM EST by NWS Tallahassee FL

HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT

Areas Affected: South Walton; Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Friday 12:20am EST

Alert Effective: Friday 12:20am EST

Alert Expires: Saturday 3:00am EST (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Friday 1:00pm EST

Event Ends: Sunday 2:00am EST

Issued by: NWS Tallahassee FL

Details: 
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, and the State Park Beaches of Gulf County.

* WHEN...From this afternoon through late Saturday night.

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

Information: 
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.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cd0b31dfbed168a25415b3c61c1c41f13a5494cf.001.1
Codes: FLZ108, FLZ112, FLZ114
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cd0b31dfbed168a25415b3c61c1c41f13a5494cf.001.1