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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
239 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
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SOUTHERN NASSAU-
239 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT, UP TO ONE HALF FOOT OF
INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL EXPECTED IN VULNERABLE AREAS
NEAR THE WATERFRONT AND SHORELINE.
* WHERE...SOUTHERN NASSAU COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT, FROM THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...BRIEF MINOR FLOODING OF THE MORE VULNERABLE
LOCATIONS NEAR THE WATERFRONT AND SHORELINE. LIFE-
THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY FOR ALL PEOPLE ENTERING
THE SURF ZONE. ANYONE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF
THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH LATE WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
IF YOU ENTER THE SURF ZONE, ALWAYS HAVE A FLOTATION DEVICE WITH
YOU AND 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 YELL OR WAVE FOR HELP.
NYZ075-080-081-178-232100-
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KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK-SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-
239 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...KINGS (BROOKLYN), SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK, SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK
AND SOUTHERN QUEENS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY FOR ALL
PEOPLE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. ANYONE VISITING THE BEACHES
SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE
BEST SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH LATE WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ENTER THE SURF ZONE, ALWAYS HAVE A FLOTATION DEVICE WITH
YOU AND 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 YELL OR WAVE FOR HELP.
BE SURE TO USE THE MYCOAST APP TO RELAY PHOTOS AND REPORTS OF
COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION.
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