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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

220 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2017



...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT...

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



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SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-

220 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2017



...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...



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



* 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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BRONX-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-

220 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2017



HIGH TIDE HAS PASSED AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS NO LONGER A THREAT.



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SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-

220 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2017



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

EVENING...

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TO 11 PM EDT THIS

EVENING...



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD

ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING.



* 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...THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK 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...AROUND 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.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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).................



ROCKAWAY INLET NY...930 PM.........7.5/5.5.........MINOR.....

FREEPORT GAUGE NY..1008 PM.........5.7/4.9.........MINOR.....



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KINGS (BROOKLYN)-

220 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2017



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

EVENING...

...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...



* LOCATION...THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF BROOKLYN.



* 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...AROUND 5 FEET.



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HUDSON-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-

220 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2017



...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...



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



* 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-

220 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2017



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

EVENING...



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.



* SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 5 FEET.



* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.



* 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.



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