Alert archive / New York / Rip Current Statements in 2024
Rip Current Statement 10, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Jul 16, 2024, 4:38 PM EDT for Suffolk County, New York. It took effect at Jul 17, 2024, 5:02 AM EDT. It was in force for 64 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2024, 4:38 PM EDT (20:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 17, 2024, 5:02 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2024, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 64 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 20:41 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 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 342 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -245 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1310 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
310 WHUS41 KOKX 162038 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 438 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 NYZ081-180100- /O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0010.240717T1200Z-240718T0100Z/ Southeast Suffolk- 438 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Southeast Suffolk County. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The high rip current risk will likely continue on Thursday. 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. && $$ NYZ075-080-178-179-180100- /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240718T0100Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southern Queens- Southern Nassau- 438 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The high rip current risk will likely continue on Thursday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and yell or wave for help. && $$ Be sure to use the MyCoast app to relay photos and reports of coastal flooding and beach erosion. For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/nyc
6 follow-up statements
772 WHUS41 KOKX 170902 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 502 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 NYZ081-180000- /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0010.240717T0902Z-240718T0100Z/ Southeast Suffolk- 502 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Suffolk County. * 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. && $$ NYZ075-080-178-179-180000- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240718T0100Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southern Queens- Southern Nassau- 502 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and yell or wave for help. && $$ Be sure to use the MyCoast app to relay photos and reports of coastal flooding and beach erosion. For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/nyc
036 WHUS41 KOKX 171927 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 327 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 NYZ075-080-178-179-181000- /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240719T0100Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southern Queens- Southern Nassau- 327 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties. * WHEN...Through Thursday 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. && $$ NYZ081-181000- /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-240719T0100Z/ Southeast Suffolk- 327 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Suffolk County. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and yell or wave for help. && $$ Be sure to use the MyCoast app to relay photos and reports of coastal flooding and beach erosion. For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/nyc
487 WHUS41 KOKX 180754 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 354 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 NYZ075-080-178-179-190100- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240719T0100Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southern Queens- Southern Nassau- 354 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest 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. && $$ NYZ081-190100- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-240719T0100Z/ Southeast Suffolk- 354 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Suffolk County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and yell or wave for help. && $$ Be sure to use the MyCoast app to relay photos and reports of coastal flooding and beach erosion. For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/nyc
150 WHUS41 KOKX 182029 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 429 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 NYZ081-190430- /O.EXT.KOKX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-240720T0100Z/ Southeast Suffolk- 429 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Suffolk County. * WHEN...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. && $$ NYZ075-080-178-179-190100- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240719T0100Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southern Queens- Southern Nassau- 429 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and yell or wave for help. && $$ Be sure to use the MyCoast app to relay photos and reports of coastal flooding and beach erosion. For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/nyc
050 WHUS41 KOKX 190056 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 856 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 NYZ075-080-178-179-190200- /O.EXP.KOKX.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-240719T0100Z/ Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southern Queens- Southern Nassau- 856 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The high rip current risk has expired. There is a moderate rip current risk for Friday. $$ NYZ081-190900- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-240720T0100Z/ Southeast Suffolk- 856 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Suffolk County. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and yell or wave for help. && $$ Be sure to use the MyCoast app to relay photos and reports of coastal flooding and beach erosion. For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/nyc
956 WHUS41 KOKX 190627 CFWOKX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service New York NY 227 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 NYZ081-200100- /O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-240720T0100Z/ Southeast Suffolk- 227 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Suffolk County. * 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. && $$ Be sure to use the MyCoast app to relay photos and reports of coastal flooding and beach erosion. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 40 min |
| Jul 15, 9:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 50 min |
| Jul 16, 11:15 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 63 hr | |
| Jul 16, 12:00 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | OKX | Kings, Nassau, Queens, Suffolk | 57 hr |
| Jul 16, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 45 min |
| Jul 16, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange, Putnam, Rockland | 44 min |
| Jul 16, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange, Rockland, Westchester | 50 min |
| Jul 16, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Richmond | 28 min |
| Jul 16, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 55 min | |
| Jul 16, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Kings, Nassau, Queens, Richmond | 49 min |
| Jul 16, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 67 min | |
| Jul 16, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Nassau, Suffolk | 19 min |
Nearby
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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.