451 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT...
* LOCATIONS...OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND.
* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.
* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FEET.
* LIGHTNING RISK...LOW.
* TIMING...STRONGEST RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY THIS MORNING.
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 THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF 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.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.
SEVERE WEATHER
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Rip Current Statement
Nassau, NY
Rip Current Statement
Suffolk, NY
451 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT...
* LOCATIONS...OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND.
* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.
* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FEET.
* LIGHTNING RISK...LOW.
* TIMING...STRONGEST RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY THIS MORNING.
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 THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF 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.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.
Special Weather Statement
Suffolk, NY
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
616 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
PATCHY DENSE FOG...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE HAS
DEVELOPED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND ALONG THE
COAST OF EASTERN CONNECTICUT. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND
EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING THIS MORNING. REMEMBER TO USE LOW
BEAMS. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY 9AM.
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