{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.0addaca415affe461d419a2d0e628896cc45c917.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Rip Current Statement issued July 18 at 2:52AM EDT until July 18 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.0addaca415affe461d419a2d0e628896cc45c917.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Upton NY"},"word_count":183,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Rip Current Statement: Rip Current Statement issued July 18 at 2:52AM EDT until July 18 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Kings (Brooklyn); Southwest Suffolk; Southeast Suffolk; Southern Queens; Southern Nassau\n**Issued by:** NWS Upton NY\n**Sent:** 2026-07-18T02:52:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-18T02:52:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-18T21:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.\n\n* WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn), Southwest Suffolk, Southeast\nSuffolk, Southern Queens and Southern Nassau Counties.\n\n* WHEN...From 6 AM EDT this morning through this evening.\n\n* IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all\npeople entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches\nshould stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the\nbest swimmers away from shore into deeper water.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The high rip current risk is expected to\ncontinue for Suffolk county on Sunday.\n\n## Instructions\nIf you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with\nyou and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax\nand float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in\na direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face\nthe shore and yell or wave for help."}