Alert archive / New York / Rip Current Statements in 2012
Rip Current Statement 2, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Jul 20, 2012, 5:35 AM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2012, 5:35 AM EDT (09:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 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 09:35 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, 9.6 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1591 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
630 WHUS41 KOKX 200935 CFWOKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 535 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-210100- /O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0002.120720T0935Z-120721T0100Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 535 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF BROOKLYN...QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...MODERATE EARLY THIS MORNING...BECOMING HIGH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
414 WHUS41 KOKX 202029 CFWOKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 429 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... NYZ075-080-178-179-210430- /O.NEW.KOKX.CF.S.0016.120721T0000Z-120721T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120722T0000Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS- SOUTHERN NASSAU- 429 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT... ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES AND ADJACENT SHORES OF BROOKLYN...QUEENS AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1.5 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 6 FT. * TIMING...HIGHEST SURF THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ISOLATED COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THE LEVELS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ NJZ006-NYZ072-074-210300- /O.NEW.KOKX.CF.S.0016.120721T0000Z-120721T0300Z/ HUDSON-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- 429 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...COASTLINE SURROUNDING NEW YORK HARBOR AND OCEAN FACING SHORELINES OF STATEN ISLAND. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1.5 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * TIMING...DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THE LEVELS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. $$ CTZ009-010-NYZ071-073-078-176-177-210430- /O.NEW.KOKX.CF.S.0016.120721T0300Z-120721T0600Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU- 429 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...COASTLINE OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1.5 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * TIMING...DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THE LEVELS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. $$ NYZ081-210430- /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120722T0000Z/ SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 429 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 6 FT. * TONIGHT...HIGHEST SURF THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. 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. && $$
334 WHUS41 KOKX 202047 CFWOKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 447 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... NYZ075-080-178-179-210430- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120722T0000Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0016.120721T0000Z-120721T0300Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS- SOUTHERN NASSAU- 447 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES AND ADJACENT SHORES OF BROOKLYN...QUEENS AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1.5 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 6 FT. * TIMING...HIGHEST SURF THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ISOLATED COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THE LEVELS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. * LOCATIONS...COASTLINES IMPACTED * TIDAL DEPARTURES...MAGNITUDE/ASTRONOMICAL TIDES * BEACH EROSION...SURGE + WAVE ACTION (OPTIONAL) * IMPACTS...SEVERITY OF FLOODING PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ NJZ006-NYZ072-074-210300- /O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0016.120721T0000Z-120721T0300Z/ HUDSON-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- 447 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...COASTLINE SURROUNDING NEW YORK HARBOR AND OCEAN FACING SHORELINES OF STATEN ISLAND. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1.5 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * TIMING...DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THE LEVELS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...COASTLINES IMPACTED * TIDAL DEPARTURES...MAGNITUDE/ASTRONOMICAL TIDES * BEACH EROSION...SURGE + WAVE ACTION (OPTIONAL) * IMPACTS...SEVERITY OF FLOODING $$ CTZ009-010-NYZ071-073-078-176-177-210430- /O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0016.120721T0300Z-120721T0600Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU- 447 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...COASTLINE OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1.5 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * TIMING...DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THE LEVELS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...COASTLINES IMPACTED * TIDAL DEPARTURES...MAGNITUDE/ASTRONOMICAL TIDES * BEACH EROSION...SURGE + WAVE ACTION (OPTIONAL) * IMPACTS...SEVERITY OF FLOODING $$ NYZ081-210430- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120722T0000Z/ SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 447 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 6 FT. * TONIGHT...HIGHEST SURF THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. 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. && $$
088 WHUS41 KOKX 202201 CFWOKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 601 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... NYZ075-080-178-179-210430- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120722T0000Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0016.120721T0000Z-120721T0300Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS- SOUTHERN NASSAU- 601 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES AND ADJACENT SHORES OF BROOKLYN...QUEENS AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1.5 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 6 FT. * TIMING...HIGHEST SURF THROUGH THIS EVENING. ISOLATED COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THE LEVELS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ NJZ006-NYZ072-074-210300- /O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0016.120721T0000Z-120721T0300Z/ HUDSON-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- 601 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...COASTLINE SURROUNDING NEW YORK HARBOR AND OCEAN FACING SHORELINES OF STATEN ISLAND. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1.5 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * TIMING...DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THE LEVELS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. $$ CTZ009-010-NYZ071-073-078-176-177-210430- /O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0016.120721T0300Z-120721T0600Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU- 601 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...COASTLINE OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1.5 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * TIMING...DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THE LEVELS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. $$ NYZ081-210430- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120722T0000Z/ SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 601 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 6 FT. * TONIGHT...HIGHEST SURF THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. 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. && $$
126 WHUS41 KOKX 210303 CFWOKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1103 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... NYZ075-080-178-179-211115- /O.CAN.KOKX.CF.S.0016.000000T0000Z-120721T0300Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120722T0000Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS- SOUTHERN NASSAU- 1103 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...WATER LEVELS WILL RECEDE FOLLOWING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES AND ADJACENT SHORES OF BROOKLYN...QUEENS AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 6 FT. * TIMING...HIGHEST SURF TONIGHT. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. WATER LEVELS...WHICH APPROACHED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING BENCHMARKS WILL RECEDE FOLLOWING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ NJZ006-NYZ072-074-210415- /O.CAN.KOKX.CF.S.0016.000000T0000Z-120721T0300Z/ HUDSON-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- 1103 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...WATER LEVELS WILL RECEDE FOLLOWING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT... WATER LEVELS...WHICH APPROACHED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING BENCHMARKS WILL RECEDE FOLLOWING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. $$ CTZ009-010-NYZ071-073-078-176-177-210600- /O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0016.000000T0000Z-120721T0600Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU- 1103 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...COASTLINE OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1.5 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * TIMING...DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THE LEVELS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. $$ NYZ081-211115- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120722T0000Z/ SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1103 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 6 FT. * TONIGHT...HIGHEST SURF THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. 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. && $$
052 WHUS41 KOKX 210858 CFWOKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 458 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-212100- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120722T0000Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 458 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES AND ADJACENT SHORES OF BROOKLYN...QUEENS AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FT. * TIMING...TODAY. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
719 WHUS41 KOKX 212027 CFWOKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 427 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-220000- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120722T0000Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 427 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES AND ADJACENT SHORES OF BROOKLYN...QUEENS AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FT. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 4:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Bronx, New York | 54 min |
| Jul 20, 4:29 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:44 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 9 hr |
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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.