Rip Current Statement 17, NWS New York, NY

Issued

Aug 18, 2023, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)

In effect from

Aug 19, 2023, 6:00 AM EDT

Expired

Aug 19, 2023, 9:00 PM EDT

In force

15 hr

Issued by

NWS New York, NY

County Suffolk County, NY

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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338 
WHUS41 KOKX 181955
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
355 PM EDT Fri Aug 18 2023

NYZ080-081-190100-
/O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0017.230819T1000Z-230820T0100Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230819T0100Z/
Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-
355 PM EDT Fri Aug 18 2023

...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...

* WHAT...For the first High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip 
  currents. For the second High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip 
  currents expected.

* WHERE...Southwest Suffolk and Southeast Suffolk Counties.

* WHEN...For the first High Rip Current Risk, until 9 PM EDT 
  this evening. For the second High Rip Current Risk, from 
  Saturday 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.

&&

$$

NYZ075-178-179-190100-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230819T0100Z/
Kings (Brooklyn)-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
355 PM EDT Fri Aug 18 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southern Queens and Southern Nassau 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM EDT 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.

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

254 
WHUS41 KOKX 190102
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
902 PM EDT Fri Aug 18 2023

NYZ080-081-190915-
/O.EXP.KOKX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230819T0100Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0017.230819T1000Z-230820T0100Z/
Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-
902 PM EDT Fri Aug 18 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Southwest Suffolk and Southeast Suffolk Counties.

* WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Saturday 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.

&&

$$

NYZ075-178-179-190215-
/O.EXP.KOKX.RP.S.0016.000000T0000Z-230819T0100Z/
Kings (Brooklyn)-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
902 PM EDT Fri Aug 18 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED...

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/nyc

752 
WHUS41 KOKX 190858
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
458 AM EDT Sat Aug 19 2023

NYZ080-081-200100-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0017.230819T1000Z-230820T0100Z/
Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-
458 AM EDT Sat Aug 19 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Southwest Suffolk and Southeast 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.

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

Rip Current Statements in New York, 2023Every rip current statement in 2023

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.