Alert archive / New York / Rip Current Statements in 2016
Rip Current Statement 12, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Sep 6, 2016, 7:05 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Sep 7, 2016, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 6, 2016, 7:05 PM EDT (23:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 7, 2016, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2016, 5:07 PM EDT
- In force
- 11 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 23:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 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
- 533 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 293 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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. && $$ NYZ081-070900- /O.EXP.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-160906T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0012.160907T1000Z-160907T2300Z/ SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 705 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * LOCATIONS...OCEAN BEACHES OF SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY. * TIMING...6 AM THROUGH 7 PM WEDNESDAY. * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 7 FEET. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT... BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
3 follow-up statements
122 WHUS41 KOKX 070731 CFWOKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 331 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES FOR THE OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY... NYZ075-080-178-179-080100- /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0012.160907T1000Z-160908T0100Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS- SOUTHERN NASSAU- 331 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * LOCATIONS...THE OCEAN BEACHES OF KINGS...SOUTHERN QUEENS... SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK...AND SOUTHERN NASSAU COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM. * 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. && $$ NYZ081-080100- /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0012.160907T1000Z-160908T0100Z/ SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 331 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * LOCATIONS...OCEAN BEACHES OF SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM. * SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 7 FEET. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT... BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ MALOIT
576 WHUS41 KOKX 071935 CFWOKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 335 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES FOR THE OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY... NYZ075-080-178-179-072300- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-160908T0100Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS- SOUTHERN NASSAU- 335 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * LOCATIONS...THE OCEAN BEACHES OF KINGS...SOUTHERN QUEENS... SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK...AND SOUTHERN NASSAU COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 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. && $$ NYZ081-072300- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-160908T0100Z/ SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 335 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * LOCATIONS...OCEAN BEACHES OF SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FEET. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT... BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
827 WHUS41 KOKX 072107 CFWOKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 507 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-072215- /O.CAN.KOKX.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-160908T0100Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 507 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE...THEREFORE THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THERE IS NOW A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH 7 PM THURSDAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 4:36 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | OKX | Richmond | 9 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.