COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
434 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...
...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...
.STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE THE RISK OF
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO INCREASE TO HIGH THIS AFTERNOON ALONG
ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES.
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/O.EXB.KOKX.CF.S.0020.100907T2300Z-100908T0100Z/
ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
434 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2010
WITH THE APPROACH OF A NEW MOON ON WEDNESDAY...TIDES WILL BE
ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. TIDAL DEPARTURES
OF 1/2 TO 1 FT IS ALL THAT IS NEEDED FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
THRESHOLDS TO BE MET AT THE BATTERY. THE INCREASING SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO TIDAL PILING THIS EVENING HOWEVER...ONLY
EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO TOUCH OR SLIGHTLY EXCEED MINOR FLOODING
BENCHMARKS AT THIS TIME.
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