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Rip Current Statement 11, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Sep 5, 2011, 5:42 AM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Sep 5, 2011, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 46 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2011, 5:42 AM EDT (09:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 5, 2011, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2011, 4:05 AM EDT
- In force
- 46 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
Counties Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, Queens County, NY, Suffolk County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 56 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 403 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -186 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 708 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
781 WHUS41 KOKX 050942 CFWOKX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 542 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT OCEAN BEACHES... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-060000- /O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0011.110905T1000Z-110906T0000Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 542 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN FACING BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FT. * LIGHTNING RISK...LOW. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
5 follow-up statements
563 WHUS41 KOKX 052002 CFWOKX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 402 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT OCEAN BEACHES... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-060415- /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-110907T0000Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 402 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN FACING BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FT. * LIGHTNING RISK...LOW. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
319 WHUS41 KOKX 060237 CFWOKX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1037 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT OCEAN BEACHES... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-070100- /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-110907T0100Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 1037 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN FACING BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FT. * LIGHTNING RISK...LOW. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
672 WHUS41 KOKX 060930 CFWOKX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT OCEAN BEACHES... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-070100- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-110907T0100Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN FACING BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 6 FT. * LIGHTNING RISK...LOW. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
673 WHUS41 KOKX 062127 CFWOKX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 527 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT OCEAN BEACHES... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-080100- /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-110908T0100Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 527 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN FACING BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND BEACHES. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
099 WHUS41 KOKX 070805 CFWOKX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 405 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...HIGH SURF EXPECTED ON THE OCEAN BEACHES... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-071600- /O.CAN.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-110908T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.SU.Y.0005.110907T0805Z-110908T0100Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 405 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN FACING BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...7 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND BEACHES. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. * TIMING...HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING...HOWEVER THE RISK FOR ELEVATED SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. * IMPACTS...LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 12:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange, Rockland | 61 min |
| Sep 5, 4:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam and 5 more | 35 hr |
| Sep 5, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange, Putnam, Rockland | 108 min |
| Sep 5, 3:57 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 4 days | |
| Sep 5, 4:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Rockland | 107 min |
| Sep 5, 7:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 7:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Orange, Rockland | 4 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in New York, 2011Every rip current statement in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.