Quogue, NY Weather Warnings
Wind
Special Marine Warning issued July 18 at 8:42PM EDT until July 18 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Upton NY SMWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Moriches Inlet to Montauk Point NY out 20 NM... Eastern Long Island Sound... Peconic and Gardiners Bays... Long Island South Shore Bays... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 842 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 nm north of Herod Point to near Mattituck Inlet to Westhampton Beach, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Strong thunderstorms will be near... Central Long Island Sound, Great Peconic Bay, Horton Point, Little Peconic Bay, Mattituck Inlet, Shinnecock Bay, and Shinnecock Inlet around 850 PM EDT. Dering Harbor, Shelter Island Sound, Falkner Island, and Shelter Island around 855 PM EDT. Six Mile Reef around 900 PM EDT. Gardiners Bay around 905 PM EDT. Orient Point, Plum Island, and Long Sand Shoal around 910 PM EDT. Gardiners Island around 915 PM EDT. Napeague Bay around 920 PM EDT. The Race, Western Block Island Sound, and Niantic Bay around 925 PM EDT. Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass. Wind gusts 34 knots or greater, small hail, high waves, lightning, and heavy rain are expected with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
National Weather Service
Air quality
Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 3:28PM EDT by NWS Upton NY The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for the following counties: New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam. until midnight EDT Saturday night. Air quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater than an Air Quality Index value of 100 for the pollutant of Fine Particulates. 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. For additional information, please visit the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation website at, https://on.ny.gov/nyaqi, or call the Air Quality Hotline at 1 800 5 3 5, 1 3 4 5.
National Weather Service