There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions.

An area of briefly heavy snow showers will move east across the Southern Tier during the mid to late afternoon. Visibility will be briefly reduced to a quarter mile in these heavy snow showers. The snow will not last very long at any one location, with most areas seeing a quick inch or so of fresh accumulation through late afternoon. Motorists should be alert for rapid changes in visibility and road conditions this afternoon.