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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

214 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2017



...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH THIS

EVENING...



...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS AND LOWER

NEW YORK HARBOR TONIGHT...



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SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-

214 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2017



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

EVENING...

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS

EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...



* LOCATION...THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF QUEENS AND NASSAU COUNTIES 

  FOR COASTAL FLOODING AND THE ATLANTIC BEACHES FOR THE HIGH RIP 

  CURRENT RISK.



* TIDAL DEPARTURE...1 TO 1 1/2 FT ABOVE NORMAL.



* TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AT THE 

  TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.



* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR 

  BASEMENTS. MAJORITY OF ROADS REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY 

  ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE... 

  AND ANY IMPACT TO PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.



* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 5 FEET.



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.



A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES

WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.



&&



...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT...



COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....

LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..

.................................(MLLW/NGVD).................



JAMAICA BAY NY.......1101 PM....7.8-8.3/5.6-6.1......MINOR...

FREEPORT GAUGE NY....1059 PM....5.3-5.8/4.5-5.0......MIN-MOD.



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EASTERN ESSEX-

214 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2017



...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...



* LOCATION...SHORELINES OF LOWER NEW YORK HARBOR, INCLUDING 

  AREAS ADJACENT TO NEWARK BAY, THE ARTHUR KILL, AND HACKENSACK RIVER. 



* TIMING...AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT.



* TIDAL DEPARTURE...1/2 TO 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.



* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.



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KINGS (BROOKLYN)-

214 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2017



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

EVENING...



...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...



* LOCATION...SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF BROOKLYN AND THE ATLANTIC BEACHES FOR

  THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK.



* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND

  AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT FOR THE LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL

  FLOODING.



* TIDAL DEPARTURE...1/2 TO 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.



* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.



* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 5 FEET.



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.



&&



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HUDSON-EASTERN UNION-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-

214 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2017



...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...



* LOCATION...SHORELINES OF LOWER NEW YORK HARBOR, INCLUDING 

  AREAS ADJACENT TO NEWARK BAY, THE ARTHUR KILL, AND HACKENSACK RIVER. 



* TIMING...AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT.



* TIDAL DEPARTURE...1/2 TO 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES.



* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.



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SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-

214 PM EDT TUE JUL 25 2017



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

EVENING...



* LOCATION...THE ATLANTIC BEACHES.



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.



* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 5 FEET.



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.



&&



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