Amity Harbor Weather - Warnings / Advisories

AIR QUALITY ALERT
Warning Issue Date: 331 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008

AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT TONIGHT...
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM SATURDAY...
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.
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 PRE-EXISTING 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.
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COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
Warning Issue Date: 436 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY...
LONG PERIOD SWELL IN COMBINATION WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15
MPH WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIP
CURRENTS ALONG THE OCEAN BEACHES OF NEW YORK.
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE
CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS
THE SURF.
STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN MOVE YOU AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE VERY
FAST. PLEASE CHECK WITH LIFEGUARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. DO
NOT SWIM IN UNSUPERVISED AREAS.
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.
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JMC

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