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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

733 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2017



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

THROUGH WEDNESDAY...



...HIGH SURF ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...



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KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-

SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-

733 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2017



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

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO

NOON EDT WEDNESDAY...



* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES.



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH



* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 7 FEET, INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT.



* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE



* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY.



* SHORELINE IMPACTS...HIGH SURF OF 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT INTO 

  WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED DUNE EROSION DURING TIMES 

  OF HIGH TIDE. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY IMPLIES THAT 

  WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY 

  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE 

  THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.



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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