Alert archive / New York / Rip Current Statements in 2012
Rip Current Statement 3, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Jul 25, 2012, 4:45 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Jul 26, 2012, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2012, 4:45 PM EDT (20:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 26, 2012, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2012, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 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 20:44 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 12:00Z, 8.8 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
- 1651 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
426 WHUS41 KOKX 252045 CFWOKX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 445 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT ON THURSDAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-261000- /O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0003.120726T1000Z-120727T0100Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 445 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF BROOKLYN...QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...MODERATE THURSDAY MORNING...THEN HIGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 IN THE AFTERNOON. * LIGHTNING RISK...MODERATE FOR THE OCEAN BEACHES OF BROOKLYN...QUEENS...AND NASSAU COUNTY...BUT MAINLY LATE IN THE DAY INTO EVENING. LOW FOR THE BEACHES OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN LONG ISLAND. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
407 WHUS41 KOKX 260135 CFWOKX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 935 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT ON THURSDAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-261000- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0003.120726T1000Z-120727T0100Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 935 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF BROOKLYN...QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...MODERATE THURSDAY MORNING...THEN HIGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 IN THE AFTERNOON. * LIGHTNING RISK...MODERATE FOR THE OCEAN BEACHES OF BROOKLYN... QUEENS...AND NASSAU COUNTY...BUT MAINLY LATE IN THE DAY INTO EVENING. LOW FOR THE BEACHES OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN LONG ISLAND. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
643 WHUS41 KOKX 260837 CFWOKX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 437 AM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK TODAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-261700- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0003.120726T1000Z-120727T0100Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 437 AM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF BROOKLYN...QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...MODERATE THIS MORNING...THEN HIGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BUILDING TO 3 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. * LIGHTNING RISK...MODERATE FOR THE OCEAN BEACHES OF BROOKLYN... QUEENS...NASSAU AND SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK COUNTY...BUT MAINLY LATE IN THE DAY INTO THE EVENING. LOW FOR THE BEACHES OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN LONG ISLAND. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. && $$
378 WHUS41 KOKX 261452 CFWOKX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1052 AM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK TODAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-270000- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-120727T0100Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 1052 AM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF BROOKLYN...QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...MODERATE LATE THIS MORNING...THEN HIGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SURF HEIGHT...2 TO 3 FT LATE THIS MORNING...BUILDING TO 3 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. * LIGHTNING RISK...MODERATE FOR THE OCEAN BEACHES OF BROOKLYN... QUEENS...NASSAU AND SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK COUNTY...BUT MAINLY LATE IN THE DAY INTO THE EVENING. LOW FOR THE BEACHES OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN LONG ISLAND. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
383 WHUS41 KOKX 262352 CFWOKX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 752 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK TODAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-270100- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-120727T0100Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 752 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF BROOKLYN...QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 7 FT. * LIGHTNING RISK...MODERATE FOR THE OCEAN BEACHES OF BROOKLYN... QUEENS...NASSAU AND SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK COUNTY...BUT MAINLY LATE IN THE DAY INTO THE EVENING. LOW FOR THE BEACHES OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN LONG ISLAND. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. && $$
588 WHUS41 KOKX 270049 CFWOKX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 849 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 NYZ075-080-081-178-179-270200- /O.EXP.KOKX.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-120727T0100Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 849 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ENDED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 3:57 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 36 hr |
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.