COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
911 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WEDNESDAY...
.A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...DURING
THE AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST.
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KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
911 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WEDNESDAY AT THE
ATLANTIC FACING BEACHES.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...STAY CALM AND DO NOT
FIGHT IT. SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE UNTIL YOU BREAK FREE OF THE
CURRENT. THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE...AWAY FROM THE CURRENT...TOWARD
THE SHORE. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ESCAPE BY SWIMMING...FLOAT OR
TREAD WATER. WHEN THE CURRENT WEAKENS...SWIM AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM
THE CURRENT TOWARD THE SHORE. IF AT ANY TIME YOU FEEL YOU WILL NOT
BE ABLE TO REACH THE SHORE...DRAW ATTENTION TO YOURSELF BY CALLING
OR WAVING FOR HELP.
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