Alert archive / New York / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 5, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Jun 14, 2019, 5:32 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Jun 15, 2019, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 14, 2019, 5:32 PM EDT (21:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 15, 2019, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2019, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 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 21:37 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, 9.5 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 982 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 94 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
871 WHUS41 KOKX 142132 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 532 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2019 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE ON SATURDAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-150130- /O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0005.190615T1000Z-190616T0100Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190615T0100Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 532 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in New York NY has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * LOCATIONS...The Atlantic beaches of New York City and Long Island. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...High. * TIMING...Through 9 pm this evening, and from Saturday morning through Saturday 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
399 WHUS41 KOKX 142358 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 758 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2019 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE ON SATURDAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-150900- /O.CAN.KOKX.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190615T0100Z/ /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0005.190615T1000Z-190616T0100Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 758 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in New York NY has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * LOCATIONS...The Atlantic beaches of New York City and Long Island. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...High. * TIMING...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars and near structures such as groins, jetties, and piers. Talk to lifeguards and beach officials to learn about any surf hazards and heed their advice. Pay attention to flags and posted signs and swim in life guarded areas. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
452 WHUS41 KOKX 150713 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 313 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE TODAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-160100- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0005.190615T1000Z-190616T0100Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 313 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...The Atlantic beaches of New York City and Long Island. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...High. * 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 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. && $$ 12
335 WHUS41 KOKX 152006 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 406 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-160900- /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-190617T0100Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 406 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...The Atlantic beaches of New York City and Long Island. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...High. * TIMING...Through Sunday Evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in sandbars and near structures such as groins, jetties, and piers. Talk to lifeguards and beach officials to learn about any surf hazards and heed their advice. Pay attention to flags and posted signs and swim in life guarded areas. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
508 WHUS41 KOKX 160717 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 317 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2019 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE TODAY... NYZ075-080-081-178-179-170100- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-190617T0100Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 317 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...The Atlantic beaches of New York City and Long Island. * SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK...High. * 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 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. && $$
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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.