* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. * WHERE...KINGS (BROOKLYN), SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK, AND SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK COUNTIES.

* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY FOR ALL PEOPLE ENTERING THE SURF ZONE. ANYONE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...POTENTIAL FOR HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ON FRIDAY ALSO.