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WHUS41 KOKX 251908

CFWOKX



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

308 PM EDT MON SEP 25 2017



...HIGH SURF THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT...



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SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-

308 PM EDT MON SEP 25 2017



...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT

WEDNESDAY...

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY

NIGHT...



* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF SUFFOLK COUNTY.



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH



* SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 9 FEET.



* TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE DANGEROUS 

  CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. BOTH 

  THE ADVISORY AND HIGH RISK MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED.



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 THE

SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF 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.



IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN

CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR

HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO

SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...

BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM

DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.



A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN

THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH

EROSION.



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KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-

308 PM EDT MON SEP 25 2017



...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY

NIGHT...



* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES FROM BROOKLYN EAST THROUGH 

  NASSAU COUNTY.



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH



* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 7 FEET.



* TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE DANGEROUS 

  CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE 

  HIGH RISK MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED.



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 THE

SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF 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.



IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN

CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR

HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO

SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...

BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM

DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.



&&



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JMC



