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Rip Current Statement 18, NWS New York, NY

September 9, 20264 counties in New York

NWS New York, NY issued this rip current statement at Sep 9, 2026, 2:29 AM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Sep 9, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 9, 2026, 2:29 AM EDT (06:29 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 9, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired: Sep 10, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 26 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 06:31 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 00:00Z, 6.5 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1402 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 84 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

088 
WHUS41 KOKX 090629
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
229 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-100630-
/O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0018.260909T2200Z-260911T0000Z/
Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-
Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
229 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From this evening 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The rip current risk will be low this 
  morning at the Atlantic Ocean beaches, but increasing to 
  moderate through the afternoon and then high by late in the day 
  as southerly winds and wind waves increase.

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

3 follow-up statements

101 
WHUS41 KOKX 090706
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
306 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-101000-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0018.260909T2200Z-260911T0000Z/
Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-
Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
306 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected and 4 to 7 ft surf.

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

* WHEN...From this evening through Thursday evening.

* RIP CURRENT 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. 

* RIP CURRENT DETAILS...The rip current risk will be low this 
  morning at the ocean beaches, but increasing to moderate through
  the afternoon and then high by late in the day as southerly 
  winds and surf increase.

* BEACH IMPACTS...Minor beach flooding is possible during the 
  times of high tide this evening through 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

514 
WHUS41 KOKX 092101
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
501 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-110000-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0018.260909T2200Z-260911T0000Z/
Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-
Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
501 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...Through Thursday evening.

* RIP CURRENT 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.

* RIP CURRENT DETAILS...The rip current risk will be low this 
  morning at the ocean beaches, but increasing to moderate 
  through the afternoon and then high by late in the day as 
  southerly winds and surf increase.

* BEACH IMPACTS...Minor beach flooding is possible during the 
  times of high tide this evening through 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

008 
WHUS41 KOKX 100658
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
258 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-110000-
/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0018.000000T0000Z-260911T0000Z/
Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-
Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
258 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents, with 3 to 6 ft breaking surf. 

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

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* RIP CURRENT 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.

* BEACH IMPACTS...Minor beach flooding is possible during the 
  times of high tide today, particularly this morning.

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

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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.