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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

332 AM EDT MON JUL 24 2017



...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TODAY...

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



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KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-

332 AM EDT MON JUL 24 2017



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



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.



* SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 5 FEET.



* TIMING...TODAY



* LIGHTNING RISK...MODERATE.



* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING

  IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. 



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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CTZ009-NYZ071-073-176-177-241615-

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SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-NORTHERN QUEENS-

NORTHERN NASSAU-

332 AM EDT MON JUL 24 2017



...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TODAY...



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



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



* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING

  IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE CYCLE. 





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SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-

332 AM EDT MON JUL 24 2017



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



* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.



* SURF HEIGHT...AROUND 5 FEET.



* TIMING...TODAY



* LIGHTNING RISK...MODERATE.



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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