

277 

WHUS41 KOKX 070920

CFWOKX



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

520 AM EDT THU SEP 7 2017



...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND...



NYZ075-080-081-178-179-080100-

/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-170908T0100Z/

KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-

SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-

520 AM EDT THU SEP 7 2017



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



* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES.



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.



* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 4 FEET FOR NYC AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND, AND 

  4 TO 5 FT FOR EASTERN LONG ISLAND.



* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.



* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.



* OUTLOOK...SWELLS FROM IRMA WILL LIKELY MAINTAIN ROUGH SURF AND 

  A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS INTO THE WEEKEND.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY

FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN

SANDBARS AND NEAR STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES...AND

PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO LEARN ABOUT ANY

SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND

POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.



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 CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.



&&



$$



