Swimmers along beaches on Long Island in New York will need to pay attention to conditions amid a rip current threat there.
The National Weather Service says a high rip tide current risk is now in effect through this evening. Kings , Southwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties are the areas at risk, according to the National Weather Service."Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf," NWS office in New York said in a Rip Current Statement. "Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
coast from the Florida Panhandle through the mid-Atlantic and into the Northeast, and the FOX Forecast Center expects them to remain a potential problem through at least the weekend.If you're swimming, and you feel yourself being pulled out into the open water, stay calm.The rip current likely won't pull you under, it will just pull you away from the shoreline. While still terrifying, staying calm can mean the difference between life and death.Try to float in the water.
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