Old Res Weather
Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
35°F
2/16/2025 7:17pm
- Mostly cloudy
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35.1°F / 1.7°C
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32.4°F
- 90%
- Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
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- 10 miles
- 0.01 in
- $VPuv None
Watches, Warnings, and Advisories
Issued by the National Weather Service - Houston/Galveston, TX
RIP CURRENT STATEMENT
Matagorda Islands, TX
Rip Current Statement issued June 11 at 12:07AM CDT until June 12 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
Areas Affected: Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 12:07am CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 12:07am CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 8:15am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 12:07am CDT
Event Ends: Friday 10:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston TX
Details:
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Information:
Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. 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.
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ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.257d35ec087dfc897aed1821606b4bc17584723a.001.1 Codes: TXZ436, TXZ437, TXZ438, TXZ439 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.257d35ec087dfc897aed1821606b4bc17584723a.001.1