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Rip Current Statement 7, NWS New York, NY

July 23, 2019Suffolk County, New York

NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Jul 23, 2019, 7:58 PM EDT for Suffolk County, New York. It took effect at Jul 24, 2019, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 23, 2019, 7:58 PM EDT (23:58 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 24, 2019, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 24, 2019, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
15 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 00:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 12.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2019-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 47 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2019-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
47 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
455 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
276 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

191 
WHUS41 KOKX 232358
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
758 PM EDT Tue Jul 23 2019

...High Risk of Rip Currents for Suffolk County Ocean Beaches on Wednesday...

NYZ080-081-241000-
/O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0007.190724T1000Z-190725T0100Z/
Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk-
758 PM EDT Tue Jul 23 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in New York NY has issued a High Rip
Current Risk, which is in effect from 6 AM EDT Wednesday through
Wednesday evening.

* LOCATIONS...Atlantic Ocean beaches of Suffolk County.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...High Risk of rip current.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 to 5 ft.

* TIMING...Wednesday morning into early 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
101 
WHUS41 KOKX 240730
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
330 AM EDT Wed Jul 24 2019

...High Risk of Rip Currents for Suffolk County Ocean Beaches on
Wednesday...

NYZ080-081-241530-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0007.190724T1000Z-190725T0100Z/
Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk-
330 AM EDT Wed Jul 24 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...Atlantic Ocean beaches of Suffolk County.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...High Risk of rip current.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 to 5 ft.

* TIMING...Wednesday morning into early 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.

&&

$$
725 
WHUS41 KOKX 241122
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
722 AM EDT Wed Jul 24 2019

...High Risk of Rip Currents for Suffolk County Ocean Beaches today...

NYZ080-081-242130-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-190725T0100Z/
Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk-
722 AM EDT Wed Jul 24 2019

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...Atlantic Ocean beaches of Suffolk County.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...High Risk of rip currents.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 to 5 ft.

* 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.

&&

$$
679 
WHUS41 KOKX 242120
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
520 PM EDT Wed Jul 24 2019

...Moderate to High Risk of Rip Currents for Suffolk County 
Ocean Beaches into this Evening...

NYZ080-081-250100-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-190725T0100Z/
Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk-
520 PM EDT Wed Jul 24 2019

...MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT 
UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...Atlantic Ocean beaches of Suffolk County.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...Moderate to High Risk of rip currents.

* SURF HEIGHT...3 to 4 ft.

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 8:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXSuffolk44 min
Jul 22, 8:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX54 min
Jul 22, 8:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXKings, Nassau, Queens, Richmond118 min
Jul 23, 2:49 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX56 min
Jul 23, 3:29 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX61 min
Jul 23, 4:18 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXRichmond117 min
Jul 23, 5:03 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXBronx, New York, Rockland, Westchester117 min
Jul 23, 5:14 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXWestchester2 hr
Jul 23, 6:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXKings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond2 hr
Jul 23, 6:35 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXNassau, Suffolk115 min
Jul 23, 6:57 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXKings, Nassau, Queens2 hr
Jul 23, 7:17 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXSuffolk118 min
Jul 23, 7:42 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXSuffolk2 hr
Jul 23, 8:34 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXSuffolk86 min

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in New York, 2019Every rip current statement in 2019

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.