WHUS41 KOKX 200831
CFWOKX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
431 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...
.THE COMBINATION OF A PERSISTENT NORTHEAST TO EAST FLOW...A WEAK
SOUTHEASTERLY SWELL AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL RESULT IN THE
CONTINUATION OF MODERATE RIP CURRENTS.
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KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
431 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
PERSISTENT NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH...A WEAK
SOUTHEASTERLY SWELL AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL RESULT IN A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG NEW YORK ATLANTIC BEACHES ON
SATURDAY.
RIP CURRENTS CAN MOVE YOU AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE VERY QUICKLY.
PLEASE CHECK WITH LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER... AND DO
NOT SWIM IN UNSUPERVISED AREAS.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...STAY CALM AND DO NOT
FIGHT IT. SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE UNTIL YOU BREAK FREE OF THE
CURRENT. THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE...AWAY FROM THE CURRENT...TOWARD
THE SHORE. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ESCAPE BY SWIMMING...FLOAT OR
TREAD WATER. WHEN THE CURRENT WEAKENS...SWIM AT AN ANGLE AWAY
FROM THE CURRENT TOWARD THE SHORE. IF AT ANY TIME YOU FEEL YOU
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REACH THE SHORE...DRAW ATTENTION TO YOURSELF
BY CALLING OR WAVING FOR HELP.
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