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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

425 AM EDT TUE JUL 25 2017



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

EVENING...



...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE BACK BAYS...



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SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-

425 AM EDT TUE JUL 25 2017



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

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO

MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD

ADVISORY, WHICH IS 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...AROUND 1 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 ON 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.



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...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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KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-

425 AM EDT TUE JUL 25 2017



...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 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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