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

* WHEN...FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS 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...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR SUFFOLK COUNTY ON SUNDAY.