...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

* WHERE...SOUTHERN NASSAU, SOUTHERN QUEENS, KINGS (BROOKLYN),
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK AND SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK COUNTIES.

* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY 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.

&&

...COLD WATER SAFETY...

AIR TEMPERATURES WILL RISE WELL INTO THE 70S ACROSS THE TRI-STATE
AREA TODAY, BUT WATER TEMPERATURES ARE STILL IN THE 50S. SO PLEASE
BE PREPARED FOR THE DANGER OF COLD WATER IMMERSION IF YOU ARE
PLANNING TO HEAD OUT ON THE WATERS.

SEVERAL THINGS TO CONSIDER...

* ALWAYS WEAR A LIFE JACKET.

* WEAR COLD WATER PROTECTION, LIKE A WETSUIT OR DRYSUIT.

* CARRY AN EMERGENCY POSITION INDICATION RADIO DEVICE.

* FILE A FLOAT PLAN WITH SOMEONE YOU TRUST.

* CHECK THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER FORECAST, INCLUDING WATER
TEMPERATURES AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OKX/MARINE BEFORE YOU GO OUT ON
THE WATERS.

YOUR ABILITY TO SURVIVE COLD WATER IMMERSION DEPENDS ON YOUR
ABILITY TO STAY AFLOAT AND STAY WARM UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.