...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.

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