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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

433 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2017



...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AT ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES...



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KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-

SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-

433 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2017



...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS

EVENING...



* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES.



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.



* SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 4 FT..



* LIGHTNING RISK...LOW.



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.



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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