NWS Issues Rip Current Statement for Long Island Beaches as 31-Mph Gusts Build Ahead of Weekend Storm
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Updated · Newsday · Sep 21
NWS Issues Rip Current Statement for Long Island Beaches as 31-Mph Gusts Build Ahead of Weekend Storm
2 articles · Updated · Newsday · Sep 21
Summary
All Long Island ocean beaches are under a National Weather Service rip current statement from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday as persistent onshore flow strengthens.
East winds off the Atlantic are expected to build through the week, with gusts up to 31 mph raising risks for swimmers, boaters and higher-tide coastal flooding near Saturday’s full moon.
Forecasters say an ocean storm could form late Thursday into Friday, bringing likely showers into the weekend even if the storm center stays offshore.
Two major models still diverge: the American GFS keeps the storm out to sea, while the European model tracks it into Long Island.
Before that, temperatures are set to cool into the upper 60s to low 70s, ending last week’s warm stretch with a gloomier, wetter pattern.