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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

1206 AM EDT MON JUL 24 2017



...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT... 

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES MONDAY...



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SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-NORTHERN QUEENS-

NORTHERN NASSAU-

1206 AM EDT MON JUL 24 2017



...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT EARLY

THIS MORNING...



* LOCATION...COASTLINES ALONG WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.



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



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



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

  BASEMENTS DUE TO HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE SPLASHOVER. 

  MAJORITY OF ROADS REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY ISOLATED CLOSURES. 

  THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE...AND ANY IMPACT ON 

  PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES

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



&&



...WESTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT...



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

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

...............................(MLLW/MHHW).................



BRIDGEPORT CT........1208 AM....9.0-9.5/1.7-2.2......MINOR....

STAMFORD CT..........1217 AM...9.8-10.3/2.0-2.5......MINOR....

KINGS POINT NY.......1217 AM...9.6-10.1/1.8-2.3......MINOR....



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SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-

1206 AM EDT MON JUL 24 2017



...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS

MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...



* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF CENTRAL LONG ISLAND FOR RIP 

  CURRENTS.



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.



* SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 5 FEET.



* LIGHTNING RISK...MODERATE.



* TIMING...MONDAY.



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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KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS-

SOUTHERN NASSAU-

1206 AM EDT MON JUL 24 2017



...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS

MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.



* SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 5 FEET.



* LIGHTNING RISK...MODERATE.



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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