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Rip Current Statement 7, NWS New York, NY

June 27, 20234 counties in New York

NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Jun 27, 2023, 6:24 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Jun 28, 2023, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 27, 2023, 6:24 PM EDT (22:24 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 28, 2023, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 28, 2023, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
15 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 22:25 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, 10.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2023-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 17 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 2023-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
17 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-243 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
793 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

297 
WHUS41 KOKX 272224
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
624 PM EDT Tue Jun 27 2023

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-280630-
/O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0007.230628T1000Z-230629T0100Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-230628T0100Z/
Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-
Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
624 PM EDT Tue Jun 27 2023

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...For the first High Rip Current Risk, until 9 PM EDT 
  this evening. For the second High Rip Current Risk, from 6 AM 
  EDT Wednesday through Wednesday 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
2 follow-up statements
052 
WHUS41 KOKX 280124
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
924 PM EDT Tue Jun 27 2023

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-290100-
/O.EXP.KOKX.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-230628T0100Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0007.230628T1000Z-230629T0100Z/
Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-
Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
924 PM EDT Tue Jun 27 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From 6 AM EDT Wednesday through Wednesday 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
399 
WHUS41 KOKX 280744
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
344 AM EDT Wed Jun 28 2023

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-290100-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0007.230628T1000Z-230629T0100Z/
Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-
Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
344 AM EDT Wed Jun 28 2023

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast 
  Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau 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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 9:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange31 min
Jun 26, 10:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX43 min
Jun 26, 10:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXOrange3 hr
Jun 26, 10:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXSuffolk22 min
Jun 26, 11:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRockland, Westchester49 min
Jun 26, 11:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX31 min
Jun 26, 11:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXSuffolk50 min
Jun 26, 11:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXPutnam, Westchester40 min
Jun 27, 12:07 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX38 min
Jun 27, 12:15 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX30 min
Jun 27, 12:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXBronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond51 min
Jun 27, 12:53 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX52 min
Jun 27, 1:53 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX52 min
Jun 27, 2:45 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX60 min
Jun 27, 11:00 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXOrange94 min
Jun 27, 11:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRockland46 min
Jun 27, 1:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXPutnam, Westchester57 min
Jun 27, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRockland42 min
Jun 27, 7:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXOrange2 hr
Jun 27, 7:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange51 min

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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.