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Rip Current Statement 7, NWS New York, NY

July 3, 20114 counties in New York

NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Jul 3, 2011, 3:12 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Jul 4, 2011, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 40 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 3, 2011, 3:12 PM EDT (19:12 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 4, 2011, 5:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 5, 2011, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
40 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 19:12 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 12:00Z, 7.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 291 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
291 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
875 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

151 
WHUS41 KOKX 031912
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
312 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON THE FOURTH...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-040400-
/O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0007.110704T0900Z-110705T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
312 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY. 

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 4 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...LOW.

* TIMING...ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIP CURRENTS
  WILL BE HIGH THROUGHOUT THE DAY...THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE AT
  THE TURNING OF THE TIDE.

$$

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NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

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JMC
7 follow-up statements
624 
WHUS41 KOKX 032328
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
728 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON THE FOURTH...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-040730-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0007.110704T0900Z-110705T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
728 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT MONDAY
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 4 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...LOW.

* TIMING...ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIP 
  CURRENTS WILL BE HIGH THROUGHOUT THE DAY...THE GREATEST THREAT 
  WILL BE AT THE TURNING OF THE TIDE. 

$$

JMC

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NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD...

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845 
WHUS41 KOKX 040734
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
334 AM EDT MON JUL 4 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-042030-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0007.110704T0900Z-110705T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
334 AM EDT MON JUL 4 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 4 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...LOW.

* TIMING...ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIP 
  CURRENTS WILL BE HIGH THROUGHOUT THE DAY...THE GREATEST THREAT 
  WILL BE AT THE TURNING OF THE TIDE. 

$$


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
323 
WHUS41 KOKX 040736 CCA
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
335 AM EDT MON JUL 4 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-042045-
/O.COR.KOKX.RP.S.0007.110704T0900Z-110705T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
335 AM EDT MON JUL 4 2011

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 4 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...LOW.

* TIMING...ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIP 
  CURRENTS WILL BE HIGH THROUGHOUT THE DAY...THE GREATEST THREAT 
  WILL BE AT THE TURNING OF THE TIDE. 

$$


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
543 
WHUS41 KOKX 041906
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
306 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS INTO THIS EVENING...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-050000-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-110705T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
306 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 4 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...LOW.

* TIMING...THROUGH THE EVENING. 

$$


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
396 
WHUS41 KOKX 042030
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
430 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2011

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-051000-
/O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-110706T0100Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
430 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT TUESDAY
EVENING...


* LOCATIONS...THE OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 3 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...LOW.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

$$


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
541 
WHUS41 KOKX 050753
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
353 AM EDT TUE JUL 5 2011

...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-052100-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-110706T0100Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
353 AM EDT TUE JUL 5 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING...

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...MODERATE.

* SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 3 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

$$


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
770 
WHUS41 KOKX 052035
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
435 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2011

...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-060100-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-110706T0100Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
435 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...MODERATE.

* SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 3 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

$$


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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 7:45 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXOrange85 min
Jul 3, 8:19 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and 1 more52 min

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.