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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

317 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2017



...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AT THE LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY

OCEAN BEACHES VIA INCOMING SWELLS FROM HURRICANE GERT...



NYZ075-080-081-178-179-170100-

/O.CON.KOKX.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-170817T0100Z/

KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-

SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-

317 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2017



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

EVENING...



* LOCATIONS...THE LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY OCEAN BEACHES.



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.



* SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 6 FEET.



* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE.



* TIMING...INTO AT LEAST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK 

  COULD EXTEND INTO THURSDAY.



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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