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Severe Weather Alert for Long Beach, NY (11561)
Coastal Flood Statement until Mon Jul 19 2010 09:00 PM EDT
STRONG SOUTHERLY SWELLS WILL CREATE ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES TODAY. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER EASTERN LONG ISLAND...BUT SURFACE WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST OVER WESTERN LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY BEACHES. PLEASE CHECK WITH LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER...AND DO NOT SWIM IN UNSUPERVISED AREAS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS 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. 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. For more weather information, visit www.weather.com from your PC or mobile device.
Best Regards,
Alex Rubin
Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate
516.236.3924
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