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Rip Current Statement 17, NWS New York, NY

September 24, 20154 counties in New York

NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Sep 24, 2015, 3:24 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Sep 25, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 24, 2015, 3:24 PM EDT (19:24 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 25, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 26, 2015, 6:27 PM EDT
In force
34 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 19:28 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, 7.4 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 2015-09-24Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2015-09-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -29 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1412 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-26 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.

128 
WHUS41 KOKX 241924
CFWOKX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
324 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2015

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES ON FRIDAY...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-251000-
/O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0017.150925T1200Z-150925T2300Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
324 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2015

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

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

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FT. 

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

* TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY 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...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...
BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM
DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
646 
WHUS41 KOKX 250755
CFWOKX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
355 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES TODAY...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-252300-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0017.150925T1200Z-150925T2300Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
355 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

* TIMING...TODAY.

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. 

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...
BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM
DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
828 
WHUS41 KOKX 252007
CFWOKX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
407 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES THROUGH
SATURDAY...

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-261000-
/O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-150927T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
407 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

* TIMING...THROUGH 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.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...
BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM
DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
890 
WHUS41 KOKX 260740
CFWOKX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
340 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2015

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT...

NYZ075-178-179-262100-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.Y.0002.150926T2200Z-150927T0100Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-150927T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
340 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES AND SOUTH SHORE BAYS.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...AROUND 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES THIS
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR
  BASEMENTS. MAJORITY OF ROADS REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY ISOLATED
  CLOSURES. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND ANY IMPACT
  ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL. 

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.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...
BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM
DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

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

&&

...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR THIS EVENING...

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

ROCKAWAY INLET NY...704 PM.........7.5.............MINOR.....
FREEPORT GAUGE NY...742 PM.........5.3/4.5.........MINOR.....
JAMAICA BAY NY......744 PM.........7.8.............MINOR.....

$$

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ074-262100-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.S.0005.150926T2200Z-150927T0100Z/
HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
340 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2015

...LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND STATEN ISLAND NY.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1/2 FT TO 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

$$

CTZ009-NYZ071-073-176-177-262100-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.S.0005.150927T0100Z-150927T0400Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-
340 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2015

* LOCATIONS...LOCATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1/2 FT TO 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

$$

NYZ080-081-262100-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-150927T0000Z/
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
340 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...OCEAN BEACHES OF SUFFOLK COUNTY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS 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.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...
BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM
DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
934 
WHUS41 KOKX 261922
CFWOKX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
322 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2015

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT...

NYZ075-178-179-270100-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0002.150926T2200Z-150927T0100Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-150927T0000Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
322 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES AND SOUTH SHORE BAYS.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...AROUND 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES THIS 
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR 
  BASEMENTS. MAJORITY OF ROADS REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY 
  ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND 
  ANY IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.

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.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...
BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM
DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

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

&&

...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR THIS EVENING...

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

ROCKAWAY INLET NY...704 PM.........7.5.............MINOR.....
FREEPORT GAUGE NY...742 PM.........5.3/4.5.........MINOR.....
JAMAICA BAY NY......744 PM.........7.8.............MINOR.....

$$

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ074-270100-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0005.150926T2200Z-150927T0100Z/
HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
322 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2015

...LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND STATEN ISLAND NY.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1/2 FT TO 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

$$

CTZ009-NYZ071-073-176-177-270400-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0005.150927T0100Z-150927T0400Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-
322 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2015

...LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...LOCATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1/2 FT TO 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

$$

NYZ080-081-270000-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-150927T0000Z/
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
322 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...OCEAN BEACHES OF SUFFOLK COUNTY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS 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.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...
BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM
DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
613 
WHUS41 KOKX 262227
CFWOKX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
627 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2015

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT...

NYZ075-178-179-270100-
/O.CAN.KOKX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-150927T0000Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150927T0100Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
627 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

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

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES AND SOUTH SHORE BAYS.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...AROUND 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES THIS 
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR 
  BASEMENTS. MAJORITY OF ROADS REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY 
  ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND 
  ANY IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.

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.

&&

...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR THIS EVENING...

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

ROCKAWAY INLET NY...704 PM.........7.5.............MINOR.....
FREEPORT GAUGE NY...742 PM.........5.3/4.5.........MINOR.....
JAMAICA BAY NY......744 PM.........7.8.............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.

&&

$$

NYZ080-081-262330-
/O.CAN.KOKX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-150927T0000Z/
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
627 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2015

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

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

$$

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ074-270100-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150927T0100Z/
HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
627 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2015

...LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND STATEN ISLAND NY.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1/2 FT TO 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

$$

CTZ009-NYZ071-073-176-177-270400-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0005.150927T0100Z-150927T0400Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-
627 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2015

...LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...LOCATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1/2 FT TO 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

$$

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