Rip Current Statement for Kings (Brooklyn); Southwest Suffolk; Southeast Suffolk +2 more
What: Dangerous rip currents expected. 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...
Official alert brief
WHAT
Dangerous rip currents expected.
WHERE
Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties.
WHEN
From 8 AM EDT this morning through Thursday evening.
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.
Instructions
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.