* WHAT…Dangerous rip currents expected.
* WHERE…Kings (Brooklyn), Southern Queens and Southern Nassau
Counties.
* WHEN…From Thursday afternoon through Thursday 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The rip current risk will increase
through the afternoon, especially for the western ocean
beaches. The higher risk may carry into a portion of Friday
as well.