The National Weather Service has issued 3 weather alerts for Nassau County.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 859 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008 NYZ075>077-080-081-081000- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 859 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HEAT WAVE WILL START TODAY AND LAST INTO TUESDAY. APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL REACH WELL INTO THE 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES DURING THIS TIME...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE OCEAN FACING BEACHES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA.Coastal Flood Statement
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 539 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008 HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT OCEAN BEACHES TODAY... NYZ075>077-080-081-072200- /O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0002.080607T1000Z-080607T2200Z/ KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 539 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008 THE COMBINATION OF 10 TO 15 MPH SOUTHERLY WINDS AND A LONG PERIOD SOUTHEASTERLY SWELL WILL CAUSE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE OCEAN BEACHES TODAY. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...STAY CALM AND DO NOT FIGHT IT. SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE UNTIL YOU BREAK FREE OF THE CURRENT. THEN SWIM AT AN ANGLE...AWAY FROM THE CURRENT...TOWARDS THE SHORE. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ESCAPE BY SWIMMING...FLOAT OR TREAD WATER. WHEN THE CURRENT WEAKENS...SWIM AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT TOWARDS THE SHORE. IF AT ANY TIME YOU FEEL YOU WON/T BE ABLE TO REACH THE SHORE...DRAW ATTENTION TO YOURSELF BY CALLING OR WAVING FOR HELP.AIR QUALITY ALERT
NYZ067>081-072000- ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)- QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 358 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM SUNDAY... THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... SUFFOLK...NASSAU...RICHMOND...KINGS...QUEENS...NEW YORK...BRONX... WESTCHESTER...ROCKLAND...ORANGE AND PUTNAM. AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN AN AIR QUALITY INDEX VALUE OF 100 FOR THE POLLUTANT OF OZONE. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX...OR AQI...WAS CREATED AS AN EASY WAY TO CORRELATE LEVELS OF DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS TO ONE SCALE. THE HIGHER THE AQI VALUE...THE GREATER THE HEALTH CONCERN. WHEN POLLUTION LEVELS ARE ELEVATED...THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS THAT INDIVIDUALS CONSIDER LIMITING STRENUOUS OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO THE EFFECTS OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF POLLUTANTS INCLUDE THE VERY YOUNG...AND THOSE WITH PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA OR HEART DISEASE. THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER CONSULTING THEIR PERSONAL PHYSICIAN. A TOLL FREE AIR QUALITY HOTLINE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SO NEW YORK RESIDENTS CAN STAY INFORMED ON THE AIR QUALITY SITUATION. THE TOLL FREE NUMBER IS: 1 800 5 3 5, 1 3 4 5.
