Alert archive / New York / Rip Current Statements in 2018
Rip Current Statement 11, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Jul 16, 2018, 6:05 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Jul 17, 2018, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2018, 6:05 PM EDT (22:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 17, 2018, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2018, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 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 22:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 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
- 696 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1024 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
105 WHUS41 KOKX 162205 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 605 PM EDT Mon Jul 16 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR OCEAN BEACHES TUESDAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-170900- /O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0011.180717T1000Z-180718T0100Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 605 PM EDT Mon Jul 16 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in New York NY has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from 6 AM EDT Tuesday through Tuesday evening. * LOCATIONS...Atlantic ocean beaches of New York City and Long Island. * TIMING...Tuesday into Tuesday evening. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...High rip current risk, with surf heights of 3 to 5 feet. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
642 WHUS41 KOKX 170836 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 436 AM EDT Tue Jul 17 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR OCEAN BEACHES TODAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-172200- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.180717T1000Z-180718T0100Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 436 AM EDT Tue Jul 17 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Atlantic ocean beaches of New York City and Long Island. * TIMING...Through this evening. * RIP CURRENT RISK...High, with surf building to 3 to 4 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars and near structures such as groins, jetties, and piers. Talk to lifeguards and beach officials to learn about any surf hazards and heed their advice. Pay attention to flags and posted signs and swim in life guarded areas. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
402 WHUS41 KOKX 172053 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 453 PM EDT Tue Jul 17 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR OCEAN BEACHES TODAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-180100- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-180718T0100Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 453 PM EDT Tue Jul 17 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Atlantic ocean beaches of New York City and Long Island. * TIMING...Through this evening. * RIP CURRENT RISK...High. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 3:39 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 28 hr | |
| Jul 16, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Putnam | 27 min |
| Jul 16, 5:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Westchester | 89 min |
| Jul 16, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Westchester | 46 min |
Nearby
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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.