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Rip Current Statement 11, NWS New York, NY

September 5, 20164 counties in New York

NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Sep 5, 2016, 7:40 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Sep 6, 2016, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 5, 2016, 7:40 PM EDT (23:40 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 6, 2016, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 6, 2016, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
13 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 23:40 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, 11.7 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2016-09-05Temperature 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 2016-09-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 154 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1376 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

402 
WHUS41 KOKX 052340
CFWOKX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
740 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2016

...MINOR TO LOCALIZED MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH TUESDAY
ALONG THE ATLANTIC FACING SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF NASSAU COUNTY...

NYZ179-061000-
/O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0011.160906T1000Z-160906T2300Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0022.160906T0200Z-160906T0700Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0023.160906T1400Z-160906T1900Z/
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
740 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT
TUESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 3 PM
EDT TUESDAY...

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

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 8 FEET.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF NASSAU COUNTY.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS 
  TONIGHT AND 2 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS TUESDAY.

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES TONIGHT
  AND TUESDAY. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS 
  AND/OR ADJACENT PROPERTIES DUE TO HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE 
  SPLASHOVER. MAJORITY OF ROADS REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY 
  ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND 
  IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

&&

...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT...

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

FREEPORT GAUGE NY....1205 AM.....5.0-5.3/0.5-0.8......MINOR....
POINT LOOKOUT NY.....1108 PM.....5.1-5.6/0.5-1.0......MINOR....
E ROCKAWAY NY........1121 PM.....5.5-6.0/0.5-1.0......MINOR....


...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR TUESDAY...

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

FREEPORT GAUGE NY....1235 PM.....5.1-5.6/0.6-1.1......MINOR....
POINT LOOKOUT NY.....1138 AM.....5.5-6.0/0.8-1.3......MINOR....
E ROCKAWAY NY........1151 AM.....6.0-6.5/1.8-2.3......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.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ009-NYZ071-177-061000-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0020.160906T0500Z-160906T0900Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0021.160906T1800Z-160906T2100Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NORTHERN NASSAU-
740 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2016

...WATER LEVELS WILL APPROACH MINOR TIDAL FLOODING BENCHMARKS
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD... 
  WESTCHESTER AND NORTHERN NASSAU COUNTIES.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS 
  TONIGHT AND 1.5 TO 2.0 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS TUESDAY.

* TIMING...AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT AROUND 3 AM EDT 
  AND AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 3 
  PM.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND SPLASH OVER.

$$
4 follow-up statements
293 
WHUS41 KOKX 052354
CFWOKX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
754 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2016

...MINOR TO LOCALIZED MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH TUESDAY
ALONG THE ATLANTIC FACING SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF NASSAU COUNTY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK TUESDAY FOR THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF
KINGS...SOUTHERN QUEENS...AND SOUTHERN NASSAU COUNTIES...

NYZ179-061000-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0022.160906T0200Z-160906T0700Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0023.160906T1400Z-160906T1900Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.160906T1000Z-160906T2300Z/
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
754 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT
TUESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 3 PM
EDT TUESDAY...

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 8 FEET.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE BAYS AND ATLANTIC BEACHES OF NASSAU
  COUNTY.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS 
  TONIGHT AND 2 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS TUESDAY.

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES TONIGHT 
  AND TUESDAY. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS 
  AND/OR ADJACENT PROPERTIES DUE TO HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE 
  SPLASHOVER. MAJORITY OF ROADS REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY 
  ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND 
  IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

&&

...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT...

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

FREEPORT GAUGE NY....1205 AM.....5.0-5.3/0.5-0.8......MINOR....
POINT LOOKOUT NY.....1108 PM.....5.1-5.6/0.5-1.0......MINOR....
E ROCKAWAY NY........1121 PM.....5.5-6.0/0.5-1.0......MINOR....


...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR TUESDAY...

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

FREEPORT GAUGE NY....1235 PM.....5.1-5.6/0.6-1.1......MINOR....
POINT LOOKOUT NY.....1138 AM.....5.5-6.0/0.8-1.3......MINOR....
E ROCKAWAY NY........1151 AM.....6.0-6.5/1.8-2.3......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.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ075-178-061000-
/O.EXA.KOKX.RP.S.0011.160906T1000Z-160906T2300Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
754 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2016

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

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

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 8 FEET.

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF KINGS AND SOUTHERN QUEENS.

* TIMING...DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.

* 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...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.

&&

$$

CTZ009-NYZ071-177-061000-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0020.160906T0500Z-160906T0900Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0021.160906T1800Z-160906T2100Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NORTHERN NASSAU-
754 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2016

...WATER LEVELS WILL APPROACH MINOR TIDAL FLOODING BENCHMARKS
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD... 
  WESTCHESTER AND NORTHERN NASSAU COUNTIES.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS 
  TONIGHT AND 1.5 TO 2.0 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS TUESDAY.

* TIMING...AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT AROUND 3 AM EDT 
  AND AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 3 
  PM.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND SPLASH OVER.

$$
571 
WHUS41 KOKX 060836
CFWOKX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016

...MINOR TO LOCALIZED MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TODAY ALONG THE
ATLANTIC FACING SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF NASSAU COUNTY...

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF KINGS...
SOUTHERN QUEENS...AND SOUTHERN NASSAU COUNTIES...

CTZ009-NYZ071-177-061700-
/O.CAN.KOKX.CF.S.0020.000000T0000Z-160906T0900Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0021.160906T1800Z-160906T2100Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NORTHERN NASSAU-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016

...WATER LEVELS WILL APPROACH MINOR TIDAL FLOODING BENCHMARKS
TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD... 
  WESTCHESTER AND NORTHERN NASSAU COUNTIES.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1.5 TO 2.0 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS.

* TIMING...AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND SPLASH OVER.

$$

NYZ179-061700-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0023.160906T1400Z-160906T1900Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.160906T1000Z-160906T2300Z/
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 8 FEET.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE BAYS AND ATLANTIC BEACHES OF NASSAU 
  COUNTY.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1.5 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS.

* TIMING...MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE
  HIGH TIDE CYCLE TODAY. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY.

* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS 
  AND/OR ADJACENT PROPERTIES DUE TO HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE 
  SPLASHOVER. MAJORITY OF ROADS REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY 
  ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND 
  IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&


...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR TODAY...

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

FREEPORT GAUGE NY....1235 PM.....5.1-5.6/0.6-1.1......MINOR....
POINT LOOKOUT NY.....1138 AM.....5.5-6.0/0.8-1.3......MINOR....
E ROCKAWAY NY........1151 AM.....5.5-5.8/0.5-0.8......NONE....


$$

NYZ074-061700-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.S.0022.160906T1500Z-160906T1800Z/
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016

...WATER LEVELS WILL APPROACH MINOR TIDAL FLOODING BENCHMARKS
TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS AROUND STATEN ISLAND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1.5 TO 2.0 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TODAY.

* TIMING...AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TODAY.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.

$$

NYZ075-178-061700-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.160906T1000Z-160906T2300Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
436 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016

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

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* SURF HEIGHT...6 TO 8 FEET.

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF KINGS AND SOUTHERN QUEENS.

* 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...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.

&&

$$
883 
WHUS41 KOKX 061907
CFWOKX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
307 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES FOR THE OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG
ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY...

NYZ179-062300-
/O.CAN.KOKX.CF.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-160906T1900Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-160906T2300Z/
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
307 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* LOCATIONS...THE OCEAN BEACHES OF NASSAU COUNTY. 

* TIMING...INTO THIS EVENING. THE HIGH RISK MAY HAVE TO BE
  EXTENDED INTO WEDNESDAY. 

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* 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...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.

&&

$$

CTZ009-NYZ071-177-062015-
/O.CAN.KOKX.CF.S.0021.000000T0000Z-160906T2100Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NORTHERN NASSAU-
307 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016

...COASTAL FLOODING NO LONGER EXPECTED ALONG THE SHORES OF WESTERN
LONG ISLAND SOUND...

$$

NYZ080-081-062300-
/O.EXA.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-160906T2300Z/
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
307 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* LOCATIONS...OCEAN BEACHES OF SUFFOLK COUNTY. 

* TIMING...INTO THIS EVENING. THE HIGH RISK MAY HAVE TO BE
  EXTENDED INTO WEDNESDAY. 

* SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 7 FEET. 

* 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...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.

&&

$$

NYZ075-178-062300-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-160906T2300Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
307 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* LOCATIONS...OCEAN BEACHES OF NEW YORK CITY.

* TIMING...INTO THIS EVENING. THE HIGH RISK MAY HAVE TO BE
  EXTENDED INTO WEDNESDAY. 

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* 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...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.

&&

$$
993 
WHUS41 KOKX 062305
CFWOKX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
705 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES FOR THE OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG
ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY...

NYZ075-080-178-179-070900-
/O.EXP.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-160906T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0012.160907T1000Z-160907T2300Z/
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
705 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016

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

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

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* LOCATIONS...THE OCEAN BEACHES OF KINGS...SOUTHERN
  QUEENS...SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK...AND SOUTHERN NASSAU COUNTIES.

* TIMING...6 AM THROUGH 7 PM WEDNESDAY.

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET.

* 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...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.

&&

$$

NYZ081-070900-
/O.EXP.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-160906T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0012.160907T1000Z-160907T2300Z/
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
705 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016

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

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

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.

* LOCATIONS...OCEAN BEACHES OF SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY.

* TIMING...6 AM THROUGH 7 PM WEDNESDAY.

* SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 7 FEET.

* 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...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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 4, 11:05 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKXBronx, Nassau, Queens, Westchester18 hr
Sep 4, 11:05 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKXNassau, Queens16 hr
Sep 4, 11:15 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryOKX64 hr
Sep 5, 5:10 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKXNassau22 hr
Sep 5, 3:28 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKXNassau, Westchester13 hr
Sep 5, 3:28 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKXNassau, Westchester24 hr
Sep 5, 3:28 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryOKXNassau24 hr

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in New York, 2016Every rip current statement in 2016

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.