BOSTON - A weakening Danny, downgraded from a tropical storm to a depression, doused parts of the eastern seaboard with heavy rain Saturday and churned up dangerous rip currents that produced a second straight late-summer weekend of dangerous surf.
Meanwhile in the Pacific, Hurricane Jimena rapidly intensified Saturday, quickly becoming a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (169 kph) off Mexico's southern coast.
Jimena, the 10th named storm of the Pacific season, was expected to become a major hurricane by Sunday as it tracked north-northwest along the Mexican and southern Baja California peninsula coasts.
Danny spun miles offshore in the Atlantic, causing mostly a rain event in the East.
In Boston, heavy rain from the remnants of Danny fell on hundreds lining sidewalks as the funeral procession of Sen. Edward Kennedy passed through the city. A flood watch remained in effect for parts of Massachusetts as beaches were ordered closed and public ferry services in and around Boston were cancelled. Cape Code and nearby islands were expecting 40 mph (64 kph)winds later Saturday.
Large waves kept most people out of the water at beaches along the New Jersey shore Saturday, the second straight weekend marred by a tropical storm system.
No injuries were reported, although authorities in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, rescued nine people trapped in five vehicles along a flooded street.
In North Carolina, tropical storm watches for the coast were discontinued, but people were urged to be cautious near the water.
The dangers of storm-agitated seas were demonstrated when a young boy disappeared Friday in rough surf off North Carolina. His mother reported seeing him go underwater off the town of Corolla, not far from the Virginia line. His body board washed ashore without him.
The Coast Guard and local authorities spent hours looking for the 12-year-old boy but called off the search Friday evening and didn't expect to continue searching Saturday.
In New York's Long Island, Nassau County's health department closed 20 beaches Saturday because of heavy rainfall. Suffolk County closed two beaches and advised against bathing at 64 more.
Also in the Pacific, a tropical depression formed far out to sea with winds of 35 mph (56 kph). It was swirling 1,010 miles (1,625 km) southwest of Mexico's Baja California peninsula. It wasn't likely to threaten land.
