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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
353 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

NYZ075-178-179-050100-
/O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0006.240704T1600Z-240705T0100Z/
Kings (Brooklyn)-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
353 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southern Queens and Southern Nassau
  Counties.

* WHEN...From noon EDT today through this 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There is a chance for thunderstorms in the
  evening.

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.

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coastal flooding and beach erosion.

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