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Rip Current Statement 16, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Sep 29, 2016, 5:19 AM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2016, 5:19 AM EDT (09:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2016, 3:17 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 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 09:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 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
- 495 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
825 WHUS41 KOKX 290919 CFWOKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 519 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF QUEENS AND NASSAU... NYZ178-179-292030- /O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0016.160929T0919Z-160929T2300Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0024.160929T1000Z-160929T1400Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0025.160929T2200Z-160930T0200Z/ SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 519 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...6-8 FT * TIMING...TODAY * LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE BAYS. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...UP TO 2.5 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 THURSDAY... COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD..... LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. .... .............................(MLLW/NGVD)................. FREEPORT NY.........800 AM.........5.6/4.8.........MINOR..... FREEPORT NY.........814 PM.........5.9/5.1.........MINOR..... JAMAICA BAY.........843 AM.........8.3/6.0.........MINOR..... JAMAICA BAY.........856 PM.........8.5/6.2.........MINOR..... 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. && $$ NYZ075-080-081-292030- /O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0016.160929T0919Z-160929T2300Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 519 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...6-8 FT * TIMING...TODAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT... BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
3 follow-up statements
825 WHUS41 KOKX 291338 CFWOKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 938 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF NASSAU COUNTY... NYZ178-179-300200- /O.EXP.KOKX.CF.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-160929T1400Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0025.160929T2200Z-160930T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160929T2300Z/ SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 938 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...4-6 FT * TIMING...TODAY * LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE BAYS. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...UP TO 2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS. 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 THURSDAY... FREEPORT NY.........814 PM.........5.9/5.1.........MINOR..... $$ NYZ075-080-081-292300- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160929T2300Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 938 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...4-6 FT * TIMING...TODAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT... BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
937 WHUS41 KOKX 291450 CFWOKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1050 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF NASSAU COUNTY... NYZ178-292300- /O.CAN.KOKX.CF.Y.0025.160929T2200Z-160930T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160929T2300Z/ SOUTHERN QUEENS- 1050 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING IS CANCELLED... * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...4-6 FT * TIMING...TODAY * LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE BAYS. 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. && $$ NYZ179-292300- /O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0025.160929T2200Z-160930T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160929T2300Z/ SOUTHERN NASSAU- 1050 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...4-6 FT * TIMING...TODAY * LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE BAYS. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...UP TO 2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT... BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && ...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR THURSDAY... FREEPORT NY.........814 PM.........5.9/5.1.........MINOR..... $$ NYZ075-080-081-292300- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160929T2300Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1050 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH * SURF HEIGHT...4-6 FT * 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. 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. && $$
538 WHUS41 KOKX 291917 CFWOKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 317 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2016 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF NASSAU COUNTY... NYZ179-300330- /O.CAN.KOKX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160929T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.CF.Y.0026.160930T1000Z-160930T1300Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0025.160929T2200Z-160930T0200Z/ SOUTHERN NASSAU- 317 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT 6 PM TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING AND AGAIN FROM 6 AM TO 9 AM EDT ON FRIDAY... * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING * LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE BAYS. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...UP TO 2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && ...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR THIS EVENING... COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD..... LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. .................................(MLLW/NGVD)................. FREEPORT NY.........814 PM.........5.5/4.7.........MINOR..... ...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR FRIDAY MORNING... COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD..... LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. .................................(MLLW/NGVD)................. FREEPORT NY.........841 AM.........5.5/4.7.........MINOR..... $$ NYZ075-080-081-178-292030- /O.CAN.KOKX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-160929T2300Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS- 317 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AS THE BEACH SEASON HAS ENDED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 3:17 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | OKX | Kings, Nassau, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk | 20 hr |
| Sep 29, 7:49 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | OKX | Kings, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk | 3 hr |
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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.