St. Croix: Mostly cloudy, passing shower in the morning, high 87

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mostly cloudy with a passing shower in the morning with a high of 87, AccuWeather said.

Tonight St. Croix will be partly cloudy with a passing shower in the evening and a low of 77, according to AccuWeather.

There is a moderate risk of rip currents in some parts of the U.S. Virgin Islands and along the north coast of Puerto Rico, the National Weather Service said.

The NWS has issued an urban and small stream flood advisory for Loiza and Rio Grande in Puerto Rico this morning.

Remember, you can play a significant role in how your neighbors fare before, during and after a hurricane, according to the NWS.

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.