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Rip Current Statement 11, NWS New York, NY

September 16, 20124 counties in New York

NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Sep 16, 2012, 3:30 AM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Sep 16, 2012, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 61 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 16, 2012, 3:30 AM EDT (07:30 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 16, 2012, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 18, 2012, 7:22 PM EDT
In force
61 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 07:27 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, 7.5 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 00:00Z on 2012-09-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2012-09-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -29 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1500 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

830 
WHUS41 KOKX 160730
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
330 AM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK TODAY...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-161530-
/O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0011.120916T1000Z-120917T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
330 AM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND...BROOKLYN 
  AND QUEENS.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

$$

JMC
9 follow-up statements
437 
WHUS41 KOKX 161501
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1101 AM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK TODAY AT ATLANTIC BEACHES...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-170000-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-120917T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1101 AM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND...BROOKLYN 
  AND QUEENS.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

$$
614 
WHUS41 KOKX 162016
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
416 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH MONDAY...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-170845-
/O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-120918T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
416 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND...BROOKLYN 
  AND QUEENS.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY.

$$
031 
WHUS41 KOKX 170743
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
343 AM EDT MON SEP 17 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THIS EVENING...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-171600-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-120918T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
343 AM EDT MON SEP 17 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND...BROOKLYN 
  AND QUEENS.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

$$
432 
WHUS41 KOKX 171440
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1040 AM EDT MON SEP 17 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THIS EVENING...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-172245-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-120918T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1040 AM EDT MON SEP 17 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND...BROOKLYN 
  AND QUEENS.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

$$
208 
WHUS41 KOKX 172107
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
507 PM EDT MON SEP 17 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-180900-
/O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-120919T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
507 PM EDT MON SEP 17 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND...BROOKLYN 
  AND QUEENS.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* LIGHTNING RISK...HIGH.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

&&

A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE
CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS
THE SURF.

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.


$$
214 
WHUS41 KOKX 181407
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1007 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON DURING
HIGH TIDE...

NYZ075-178-179-182215-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.S.0018.120918T1407Z-120918T1600Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-120919T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1007 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND...BROOKLYN 
  AND QUEENS.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* LIGHTNING RISK...HIGH.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...COASTLINES OF BROOKLYN...COASTLINES OF SOUTHERN
  PORTIONS OF QUEENS AND NASSAU.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED.


$$

NYZ072-074-181600-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.S.0018.120918T1407Z-120918T1600Z/
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
1007 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...

* LOCATIONS...COASTLINES OF MANHATTAN AND STATEN ISLAND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED.

$$

CTZ009-010-NYZ071-073-176-177-181900-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.S.0018.120918T1600Z-120918T1900Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
1007 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...

* LOCATIONS...COASTLINES OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE CYCLE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED.

$$

NYZ080-081-182215-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-120919T0000Z/
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
1007 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND...BROOKLYN 
  AND QUEENS.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* LIGHTNING RISK...HIGH.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

$$
783 
WHUS41 KOKX 181611
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1211 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... 
...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING FOR WESTERN SOUND THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON DURING HIGH TIDE...

NYZ075-178-179-190000-
/O.EXP.KOKX.CF.S.0018.000000T0000Z-120918T1600Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-120919T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1211 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND...BROOKLYN 
  AND QUEENS.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* LIGHTNING RISK...HIGH.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

...HIGH TIDE CYCLE HAS PASSED...

HIGH TIDE CYCLE HAS PASSED AND LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LEVELS.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ072-074-181715-
/O.EXP.KOKX.CF.S.0018.000000T0000Z-120918T1600Z/
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
1211 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...HIGH TIDE CYCLE HAS PASSED...

HIGH TIDE CYCLE HAS PASSED AND LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LEVELS.

$$

CTZ009-010-NYZ071-073-176-177-181900-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0018.000000T0000Z-120918T1900Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
1211 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...COASTLINES OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE CYCLE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED.

$$

NYZ080-081-190000-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-120919T0000Z/
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
1211 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND...BROOKLYN 
  AND QUEENS.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* LIGHTNING RISK...HIGH.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

$$
812 
WHUS41 KOKX 182001
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
401 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THIS EVENING... 

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND HIGH TIDE FOR THE WESTERN SOUND
THROUGH 3 AM WEDNESDAY...

NYZ075-080-178-179-190415-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.Y.0011.120919T0100Z-120919T0500Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-120919T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
401 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

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

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF WESTERN LONG
  ISLAND...BROOKLYN AND QUEENS.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* LIGHTNING RISK...HIGH.

* TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE CYCLE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE COASTAL 
  FLOODING ACROSS THE SHORES OF THE INLAND BAYS.

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.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

...NY HARBOR AND INLAND BAY WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT...

COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW)....................

THE BATTERY NYC.....1033 PM..........8.2...........MINOR.....
BERGEN POINT NY.....1032 PM..........7.3...........MINOR.....
FREEPORT............1050 PM..........5.5...........MINOR.....

$$

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072-074-190415-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.Y.0011.120919T0100Z-120919T0500Z/
HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
401 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK HARBOR.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE CYCLE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING FORECAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

...NY HARBOR WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT...

COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW)....................

THE BATTERY NYC.....1033 PM..........8.2...........MINOR.....
BERGEN POINT NY.....1032 PM..........7.3...........MINOR....

$$

CTZ009-010-NYZ071-073-078-176-177-190415-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.Y.0011.120919T0400Z-120919T0700Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
401 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM
EDT WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...COASTLINES OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE CYCLE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING FORECAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

...WESTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT...

COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW)....................

KINGS POINT NY......135 AM...........9.8...........MINOR.....
LATTINGTOWN NY......147 AM..........10.1...........MINOR.....
STAMFORD CT.........155 AM...........9.6...........MINOR.....
BRIDGEPORT CT.......152 AM...........9.1...........MINOR.....

$$

NYZ081-190000-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-120919T0000Z/
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
401 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* LIGHTNING RISK...HIGH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

$$
786 
WHUS41 KOKX 182322
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
722 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...

NYZ075-080-178-179-190500-
/O.CAN.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-120919T0000Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0011.120919T0100Z-120919T0500Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
722 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK.

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND... 
  BROOKLYN AND QUEENS.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE CYCLE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE COASTAL 
  FLOODING ACROSS THE SHORES OF THE INLAND BAYS.

...NY HARBOR AND INLAND BAY WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT...

BERGEN POINT NY.....1032 PM..........7.3...........MINOR.....
FREEPORT............1050 PM..........5.5...........MINOR.....

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

NYZ081-190030-
/O.CAN.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-120919T0000Z/
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
722 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK.


$$

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072-074-190500-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0011.120919T0100Z-120919T0500Z/
HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
722 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK HARBOR.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE CYCLE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING FORECAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

...NY HARBOR WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT...

COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. ....
...............................(MLLW)....................

THE BATTERY NYC.....1033 PM..........6.8...........MINOR.....
BERGEN POINT NY.....1032 PM..........7.3...........MINOR....

$$

CTZ009-010-NYZ071-073-078-176-177-190700-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0011.120919T0400Z-120919T0700Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
722 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 3 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...COASTLINES OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE CYCLE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING FORECAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

...WESTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT...

COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. ....
...............................(MLLW)....................

KINGS POINT NY......135 AM...........9.8...........MINOR.....
LATTINGTOWN NY......147 AM..........10.1...........MINOR.....
STAMFORD CT.........155 AM...........9.6...........MINOR.....
BRIDGEPORT CT.......152 AM...........9.0...........MINOR.....

$$

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in New York, 2012Every rip current statement in 2012

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.