Alert archive / New York / Rip Current Statements in 2018
Rip Current Statement 17, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Jul 25, 2018, 3:38 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Jul 26, 2018, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2018, 3:38 PM EDT (19:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 26, 2018, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 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 19:41 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, 7.6 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
- 922 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 546 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
777 WHUS41 KOKX 251938 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 338 PM EDT Wed Jul 25 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-260930- /O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0017.180726T1000Z-180727T0000Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-180726T0100Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 338 PM EDT Wed Jul 25 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Atlantic Ocean beaches. * RIP CURRENT RISK...High. * TIMING...Through this evening, and 6 AM EDT Thursday through 8 PM EDT Thursday. $$
4 follow-up statements
459 WHUS41 KOKX 260105 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 905 PM EDT Wed Jul 25 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THURSDAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-261000- /O.EXP.KOKX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-180726T0100Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0017.180726T1000Z-180727T0000Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 905 PM EDT Wed Jul 25 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Atlantic Ocean beaches. * RIP CURRENT RISK...High. * TIMING...Thursday through early Thursday evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars and near structures such as groins, jetties, and piers. Talk to lifeguards and beach officials to learn about any surf hazards and heed their advice. Pay attention to flags and posted signs and swim in life guarded areas. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
626 WHUS41 KOKX 260733 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 333 AM EDT Thu Jul 26 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-262030- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0017.180726T1000Z-180727T0000Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 333 AM EDT Thu Jul 26 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Atlantic Ocean beaches. * RIP CURRENT RISK...High. * 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. && $$
913 WHUS41 KOKX 262003 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 403 PM EDT Thu Jul 26 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... NYZ080-081-270415- /O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0018.180727T1000Z-180728T0000Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-180727T0000Z/ Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- 403 PM EDT Thu Jul 26 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in New York NY has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. * LOCATIONS...Atlantic Ocean beaches. * RIP CURRENT RISK...High. * TIMING...Through Friday evening. $$ NYZ075-178-179-270000- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-180727T0000Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 403 PM EDT Thu Jul 26 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Atlantic Ocean beaches. * RIP CURRENT RISK...High through this evening, then moderate for Friday and Friday evening. * 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. && $$
719 WHUS41 KOKX 270005 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 805 PM EDT Thu Jul 26 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FRIDAY... NYZ080-081-270815- /O.EXP.KOKX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-180727T0000Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0018.180727T1000Z-180728T0000Z/ Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- 805 PM EDT Thu Jul 26 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Atlantic Ocean beaches. * RIP CURRENT RISK...High. * TIMING...Through Friday evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars and near structures such as groins, jetties, and piers. Talk to lifeguards and beach officials to learn about any surf hazards and heed their advice. Pay attention to flags and posted signs and swim in life guarded areas. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ NYZ075-178-179-270115- /O.EXP.KOKX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-180727T0000Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 805 PM EDT Thu Jul 26 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 6:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland and 1 more | 113 min |
| Jul 25, 6:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Putnam, Rockland | 40 min |
| Jul 25, 4:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange | 66 min |
| Jul 25, 4:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Orange | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange | 93 min |
| Jul 25, 6:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 25, 7:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Orange | 117 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in New York, 2018Every rip current statement in 2018
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.