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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS New York, NY

June 27, 20134 counties in New York

NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Jun 27, 2013, 4:40 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Jun 28, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 27, 2013, 4:40 PM EDT (20:40 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 28, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired: Jun 28, 2013, 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 20:41 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, 8.7 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 198 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 855 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 81 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

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

449 
WHUS41 KOKX 272040
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
440 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE FRIDAY...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-281100-
/O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0006.130628T1000Z-130629T0100Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
440 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING.

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

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 6 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...MODERATE TO HIGH.

* TIMING...ALL DAY FRIDAY. 

$$

JMC

4 follow-up statements

732 
WHUS41 KOKX 280801
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
401 AM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE TODAY...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-282015-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0006.130628T1000Z-130629T0100Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
401 AM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013

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

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

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BY AFTERNOON.

* LIGHTNING RISK...HIGH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NASSAU...QUEENS AND
  KINGS COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THE DAY TODAY.

$$

PW

028 
WHUS41 KOKX 282033
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
433 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-290100-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-130629T0100Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
433 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013

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

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BY AFTERNOON.

* LIGHTNING RISK...HIGH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NASSAU...QUEENS AND 
  KINGS COUNTIES.

* TIMING...INTO THIS EVENING.

$$

MALOIT

201 
WHUS41 KOKX 282054
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
454 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...
...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE SATURDAY...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-290130-
/O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0007.130629T1000Z-130630T0100Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-130629T0100Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
454 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT... 4 TO 6 F.

* LIGHTNING RISK...MODERATE.

* TIMING...INTO EARLY THIS EVENING....AND AGAIN SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$

361 
WHUS41 KOKX 290102
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
902 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013

...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE SATURDAY...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-291000-
/O.EXP.KOKX.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-130629T0100Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0007.130629T1000Z-130630T0100Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
902 PM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT... 4 TO 6 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...MODERATE.

* TIMING...SATURDAY AND SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 27, 4:02 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	OKX		35 hr
Jun 27, 1:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Nassau, Suffolk	81 min
Jun 27, 2:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Putnam, Westchester	83 min

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in New York, 2013 Every rip current statement in 2013

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.