Alert archive / New York / Rip Current Statements in 2022
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at May 26, 2022, 4:38 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at May 27, 2022, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2022, 4:38 PM EDT (20:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 27, 2022, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 28, 2022, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 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 20:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1313 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
018 WHUS41 KOKX 262038 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 438 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022 NYZ075-080-081-178-179-271000- /O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0001.220527T1000Z-220528T0000Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 438 PM EDT Thu May 26 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties. * WHEN...From Friday morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with you and 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 yell or wave for help. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/nyc
4 follow-up statements
059 WHUS41 KOKX 270834 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 434 AM EDT Fri May 27 2022 NYZ075-080-081-178-179-280100- /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0001.220527T1000Z-220529T0000Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 434 AM EDT Fri May 27 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, Kings (Brooklyn), Southeast Suffolk and Southwest Suffolk Counties. * WHEN...This morning through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and yell or wave for help. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/nyc
133 WHUS41 KOKX 272151 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 551 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022 NYZ075-080-081-178-179-290000- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-220529T0000Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 551 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, Kings (Brooklyn), Southeast Suffolk and Southwest Suffolk Counties. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with you and 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 yell or wave for help. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/nyc
514 WHUS41 KOKX 280805 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 405 AM EDT Sat May 28 2022 NYZ075-080-081-178-179-290000- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-220529T0000Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 405 AM EDT Sat May 28 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, Kings (Brooklyn), Southeast Suffolk and Southwest Suffolk Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. In addition, water temps remain in the upper 50s. So please be prepared for the danger of cold water immersion. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and yell or wave for help. Also, wear cold water protection, like a wetsuit or drysuit if you plan on spending time in the water. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/nyc
649 WHUS41 KOKX 282351 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 751 PM EDT Sat May 28 2022 NYZ075-080-081-178-179-290100- /O.EXP.KOKX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-220529T0000Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 751 PM EDT Sat May 28 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/nyc
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 3:36 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 3 days |
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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.