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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

351 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2017



...DANGEROUS SURF AT ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEK...

...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...



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KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHERN QUEENS-

351 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2017



...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...

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

EVENING...

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING

THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...



* LOCATIONS...ALONG THE SOUTHERN BAYS AND ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES 

  OF NEW YORK CITY.



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH THROUGH MIDWEEK.



* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 6 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 6 TO 12 FT TUESDAY.



* TIDAL DEPARTURE...2 TO 2 1/2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES LATE 

  TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.



* POTENTIAL COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...2 TO LOCALLY 3 FEET OF 

  INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN LOW LYING, VULNERABLE AREAS 

  NEAR THE WATERFRONT AND SHORELINE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE 

  LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WOULD RESULT IN 

  NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES AND CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW 

  LYING PROPERTY INCLUDING PARKING LOTS, PARKS, LAWNS AND 

  HOMES/BUSINESSES WITH BASEMENTS NEAR THE WATERFRONT. VEHICLES 

  PARKED IN VULNERABLE AREAS NEAR THE WATERFRONT WOULD LIKELY 

  BECOME FLOODED.



* SHORELINE IMPACTS...BREAKING WAVES WILL RESULT IN BEACH 

  EROSION AND MINOR DAMAGE TO DUNE STRUCTURES.



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 HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN

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

EROSION.



A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR

FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE

ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO

PROTECT PROPERTY.



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SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN NASSAU-

351 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2017



...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...



* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES.



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH THROUGH MIDWEEK.



* SURF HEIGHT...5 TO 8 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT TUESDAY.



* TIDAL DEPARTURE...2 TO 3 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES LATE 

  TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.



* SHORELINE IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL RESULT IN 

  SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND CONSIDERABLE EROSION OF DUNE 

  STRUCTURES THROUGH MIDWEEK. LOCALIZED WASHOVERS WILL RESULT IN 

  SOME FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND VULNERABLE STRUCTURES BEHIND 

  PROTECTIVE DUNES.



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 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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HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-

351 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2017



...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING

THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...



* LOCATIONS...VULNERABLE LOCALES ALONG LOWER NEW YORK HARBOR, 

  THE ARTHUR KILL, NEWARK BAY, AND THE TIDALLY AFFECTED RIVERINE 

  AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY.



* TIDAL DEPARTURE...2 TO 2 1/2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES LATE 

  TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.



* POTENTIAL COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...2 TO LOCALLY 3 FEET OF 

  INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN LOW LYING, VULNERABLE AREAS 

  NEAR THE WATERFRONT AND SHORELINE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE 

  LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WOULD RESULT IN 

  NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES AND CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW 

  LYING PROPERTY INCLUDING PARKING LOTS, PARKS, LAWNS AND 

  HOMES/BUSINESSES WITH BASEMENTS NEAR THE WATERFRONT. VEHICLES 

  PARKED IN VULNERABLE AREAS NEAR THE WATERFRONT WOULD LIKELY 

  BECOME FLOODED.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR

FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE

ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO

PROTECT PROPERTY.



&&



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