many communities on this fourth of july holiday. forecasters are warning high surf and dangerous rip currents are a threat along many of the new york area coastal areas. nbc s ron allen in long beach, new york. he s been there all morning monitoring the situation. and i m told, ron, that you are with the long beach supervisor. of course their concern is that safety in the ocean right behind you. reporter: exactly. i m going to let one of the experts answer all your questions about this situation down here. it s john scuden, the boef supervis beach supervisor here. he s been here 40 years. you ve got surfers out there, is that safe? yeah, if you re experienced. when in doubt, don t go out. if it s too big for you, don t go out and wait for another day that s a little smaller. right now it s small, but it s going to fill in. reporter: we re getting some rain now for the first time. i don t know if it s