{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.0cc951b51d5b8f08c64cd296c3261bfef4c5b3b0.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Rip Current Statement issued July 20 at 2:37PM EDT until July 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.0cc951b51d5b8f08c64cd296c3261bfef4c5b3b0.001.1","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":185,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Rip Current Statement: Rip Current Statement issued July 20 at 2:37PM EDT until July 22 at 8:00PM 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:** 2026-07-20T14:37:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-20T14:37:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T06:00:00-04:00\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 Tuesday morning through Wednesday 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...A High Surf Advisory may be needed for\nWednesday with the potential for 5 to 8 foot breaking waves.\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."}