Alert archive / New York / Rip Current Statements in 2017
Rip Current Statement 22, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Sep 16, 2017, 4:32 AM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Sep 16, 2017, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2017, 4:32 AM EDT (08:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 16, 2017, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 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 08:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1034 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
019 WHUS41 KOKX 160832 CFWOKX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 432 AM EDT SAT SEP 16 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS DEVELOPING LATE TODAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-162200- /O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0022.170916T1000Z-170917T0000Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 432 AM EDT SAT SEP 16 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK NY HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ALL ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES. * RIP CURRENT RISK...MODERATE...BECOMING HIGH LATE IN THE DAY. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 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 SANDBARS AND NEAR 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. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...RELAX AND FLOAT...AND DO NOT SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE...SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$
2 follow-up statements
560 WHUS41 KOKX 162028 CFWOKX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 428 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2017 ...HIGH SURF DEVELOPING SUNDAY WITH CONTINUED DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS... NYZ080-081-171000- /O.NEW.KOKX.SU.Y.0003.170917T1000Z-170918T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-170917T2200Z/ SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 428 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK NY HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF SUFFOLK COUNTY. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 8 FT. * SHORELINE IMPACTS...BREAKING WAVES WILL RESULT IN BEACH EROSION WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE POSSIBLE TO DUNE STRUCTURES. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * OUTLOOK...RISING WATER LEVELS COMBINED WITH INCOMING ENERGETIC SWELLS FROM JOSE, WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR HIGH SURF, DUNE COLLISION, AND LOCALIZED OVERWASHES ALONG THE OCEAN BEACHFRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS AND NEAR STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES...AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...RELAX AND FLOAT...AND DO NOT SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE...SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ NYZ075-178-179-171000- /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-170917T2200Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 428 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF NEW YORK CITY AND NASSAU COUNTY. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 6 FT. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * OUTLOOK...RISING WATER LEVELS COMBINED WITH INCOMING ENERGETIC SWELLS FROM JOSE, WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR HIGH SURF, DUNE COLLISION, AND LOCALIZED OVERWASHES ALONG THE OCEAN BEACHFRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK. 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 SANDBARS AND NEAR 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. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...RELAX AND FLOAT...AND DO NOT SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE...SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$
727 WHUS41 KOKX 170834 CFWOKX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 434 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017 ...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS... NYZ080-081-172200- /O.CON.KOKX.SU.Y.0003.170917T1000Z-170918T1000Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-170917T2200Z/ SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 434 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF SUFFOLK COUNTY. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 8 FT. * SHORELINE IMPACTS...BREAKING WAVES WILL RESULT IN BEACH EROSION WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE POSSIBLE TO DUNE STRUCTURES. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * OUTLOOK...RISING WATER LEVELS COMBINED WITH INCOMING ENERGETIC SWELLS FROM JOSE, WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR HIGH SURF, DUNE COLLISION, AND LOCALIZED OVERWASHES ALONG THE OCEAN BEACHFRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS AND NEAR STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES...AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...RELAX AND FLOAT...AND DO NOT SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE...SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ NYZ075-178-179-172200- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-170917T2200Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 434 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF NEW YORK CITY AND NASSAU COUNTY. * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FT. * LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * OUTLOOK...RISING WATER LEVELS COMBINED WITH INCOMING ENERGETIC SWELLS FROM JOSE, WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR HIGH SURF, DUNE COLLISION, AND LOCALIZED OVERWASHES ALONG THE OCEAN BEACHFRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK. 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 SANDBARS AND NEAR 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. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...RELAX AND FLOAT...AND DO NOT SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE...SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 4:28 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | OKX | Kings, Nassau, Queens, Suffolk | 4 days |
| Sep 16, 6:35 PM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | OKX | 14 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in New York, 2017Every rip current statement in 2017
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.