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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

NWS - High Surf Advisory



COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
733 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
733 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EDT WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES.

* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH

* SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 7 FEET, INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT.

* LIGHTNING RISK...NONE

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY.

* SHORELINE IMPACTS...HIGH SURF OF 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT INTO
  WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED DUNE EROSION DURING TIMES
  OF HIGH TIDE. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY IMPLIES THAT
  WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE
  THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

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