Rip Current Statement 05/31/2025 04:22 for New York areas

Headline: 
Rip Current Statement issued May 31 at 7:22AM EDT until May 31 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event: 
Rip Current Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 31, 2025 - 4:22am
Expires: 
May 31, 2025 - 6:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Southwest Suffolk and Southeast Suffolk Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Instruction: 
If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and yell or wave for help.
Area Description: 
Southwest Suffolk; Southeast Suffolk
Forcast Office: 
NWS Upton NY