...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...KINGS (BROOKLYN), SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK, SOUTHEASTERN
SUFFOLK, SOUTHERN QUEENS AND SOUTHERN NASSAU COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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.
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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