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NWS Warns of Life-Threatening Rip Currents From Florida to New York

Long-period swell from a western Atlantic low is driving dangerous surf far from the storm center.

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Overview

  • National Weather Service offices issued high-risk alerts up and down the East Coast, urging beachgoers to stay out of the surf due to hazardous rip currents.
  • Florida’s east coast from Boca Raton through Daytona Beach is under coastal hazard messages, with NWS Melbourne warning through late Tuesday night and NWS Miami extending risk through Wednesday evening.
  • In New York, a rip current statement covers Kings, Southern Queens, Southern Nassau, and parts of Suffolk County on Tuesday, with officials calling the conditions life‑threatening for anyone entering the water.
  • High surf advisories in the Mid‑Atlantic report 6–10 foot waves, localized coastal flooding in North Carolina, and moderate flooding around Norfolk on Tuesday, with Atlantic City also dealing with surge and onshore gusts.
  • Meteorologists attribute the risk to swell generated by a western Atlantic low; officials advise staying out of the water, swimming near lifeguards if entering, using flotation, floating if caught, and not fighting the current, with advisories expected to lapse regionally by Tuesday or Wednesday night.