Alert archive / New York / Rip Current Statements in 2018
Rip Current Statement 9, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Jul 12, 2018, 2:18 PM EDT for Suffolk County, New York. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2018, 2:18 PM EDT (18:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2018, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
County Suffolk County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 17 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1031 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
403 WHUS41 KOKX 121818 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 218 PM EDT Thu Jul 12 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE OCEAN BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF LONG ISLAND... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE BACK BAYS OF NASSAU AND QUEENS THIS EVENING... NYZ081-130100- /O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0009.180712T1818Z-180713T0100Z/ Southeastern Suffolk- 218 PM EDT Thu Jul 12 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in New York NY has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect until 9 PM EDT this evening. * LOCATIONS...The ocean beaches of eastern Suffolk, including Smith Point, Cupsogue Beach, Coopers Beach, East Hampton Beach, Hither Hills State Park, Montauk, and Ditch Plains. * TIMING...This afternoon and early evening. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...High rip current risk, with surf heights 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. && $$ NYZ178-179-130200- /O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0021.180712T2300Z-180713T0200Z/ Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 218 PM EDT Thu Jul 12 2018 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE LATE TODAY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Vulnerable areas along the back bays of southern Queens and southern Nassau counties. * TIDAL DEPARTURE...From around 1/2 foot to near 2 feet. * TIMING...7 PM EDT to 10 PM EDT. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Brief minor flooding of the most vulnerable locations near the shoreline. $$
1 follow-up statement
490 WHUS41 KOKX 130113 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 913 PM EDT Thu Jul 12 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK EXPIRING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE BACK BAYS OF NASSAU AND QUEENS THIS EVENING... NYZ081-130215- /O.EXP.KOKX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-180713T0100Z/ Southeastern Suffolk- 913 PM EDT Thu Jul 12 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... Although the high risk of rip current development has expired for this evening, a moderate risk will continue into tomorrow. $$ NYZ178-179-130215- /O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0021.000000T0000Z-180713T0200Z/ Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 913 PM EDT Thu Jul 12 2018 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED THIS EVENING AT HIGH TIDE... * LOCATIONS...Vulnerable areas along the back bays of southern Queens and southern Nassau counties. * TIDAL DEPARTURE...From around 1/2 foot to near 2 feet. * TIMING...7 PM EDT to 10 PM EDT. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Brief minor flooding of the most vulnerable locations near the shoreline. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 3:39 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | OKX | Nassau, Queens | 18 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.