Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Coastal Volusia; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin; Mainland Northern Brevard; Northern Brevard Barrier Islands; Mainland Southern Brevard; Southern Brevard Barrier Islands
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Friday 2:58am EDT
Alert Effective: Friday 2:58am EDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 4:00am EDT
Event Onset: Friday 2:58am EDT
Event Ends: Saturday 4:00am EDT
Issued by: NWS Melbourne FL
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie, Coastal Martin, Mainland Northern Brevard, Northern Brevard Barrier Islands, Mainland Southern Brevard and Southern Brevard Barrier Islands Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
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 jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. 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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aef1b3a6068950c80059c9bccfcfeeb47587828a.001.1 Codes: FLZ141, FLZ154, FLZ159, FLZ164, FLZ347, FLZ447, FLZ647, FLZ747 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aef1b3a6068950c80059c9bccfcfeeb47587828a.001.1