COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 339 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. THIS COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INCLUDES THE MASSACHUSETTS
EAST COAST FROM NEWBURYPORT TO PLYMOUTH AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE
OUTER CAPE COD COAST.
STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GENERATE A STORM SURGE OF 1.5 TO 2
FEET...AND WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET OFFSHORE ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS
EAST COAST. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.
PROVINCETOWN HARBOR MAY BE A SPECIAL CASE. LITTLE SURGE IS EXPECTED
THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY...BUT ONCE THE WIND SHIFTS TO THE SOUTH THERE
COULD BE A SUDDEN JUMP TO 1.5 FEET OR SO AND ONSHORE WINDS THAT COULD
PROVIDE SPLASH OVER ALONG THE IMMEDIATE HARBOR SHORE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF
THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS DUE TO THE
HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE SPLASHOVER. THE MAJORITY OF ROADS
REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO
SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND ANY IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
SCITUATE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
9.7 08/04 PM 9.7 0.0 1-2 NONE
9.5 09/05 AM 9.4 0.1 1-4 NONE
11.0 09/05 PM 9.3 1.7 8-12 MINOR
9.0 10/06 AM 9.5 -0.5 5 NONE
8.0 10/06 PM 8.9 -0.9 4-5 NONE
8.5 11/07 AM 9.6 -1.1 5 NONE
BOSTON HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.3 08/04 PM 10.3 0.0 1-2 NONE
10.0 09/05 AM 9.9 0.1 1-2 NONE
11.5 09/05 PM 9.8 1.7 1-3 NONE
9.4 10/06 AM 10.0 -0.6 1 NONE
8.4 10/06 PM 9.4 -1.0 1 NONE
8.9 11/07 AM 10.1 -1.2 2 NONE
NEWBURYPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
8.8 08/04 PM 8.4 0.4 1-2 NONE
8.6 09/05 AM 8.2 0.4 1-4 NONE
9.8 09/05 PM 8.0 1.8 9-13 MINOR
8.3 10/06 AM 8.3 0.0 3 NONE
7.7 10/06 PM 7.7 0.0 2 NONE
8.4 11/07 AM 8.4 0.0 3 NONE
GLOUCESTER HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
9.4 08/04 PM 9.4 0.0 1-2 NONE
9.2 09/05 AM 9.1 0.1 1-4 NONE
10.7 09/05 PM 9.0 1.7 11-15 MINOR
8.8 10/06 AM 9.2 -0.4 6-7 NONE
7.9 10/06 PM 8.7 -0.8 6 NONE
8.2 11/07 AM 9.3 -1.1 6 NONE
SANDWICH HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.3 08/04 PM 9.9 0.4 1-2 NONE
10.1 09/05 AM 9.5 0.6 1-3 NONE
10.7 09/05 PM 9.4 1.3 2-1 NONE
9.6 10/06 AM 9.6 0.0 1 NONE
9.0 10/06 PM 9.0 0.0 1 NONE
9.7 11/07 AM 9.7 0.0 3 NONE
PROVINCETOWN HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.0 08/04 PM 9.7 0.3 1-2 NONE
9.7 09/05 AM 9.4 0.3 1-2 NONE
9.6 09/05 PM 9.3 0.3 4-6 MINOR
9.4 10/06 AM 9.5 -0.1 6 NONE
8.8 10/06 PM 8.9 -0.1 6 NONE
9.5 11/07 AM 9.6 -0.1 6 NONE
CHATHAM - EAST COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
7.1 08/04 PM 7.0 0.1 2 NONE
7.0 09/05 AM 6.9 0.1 2-4 NONE
7.9 09/05 PM 6.7 1.2 10-15 MINOR
6.7 10/06 AM 7.0 -0.3 10 NONE
5.7 11/07 PM 6.5 -0.8 7-8 NONE
6.2 11/07 AM 7.1 -0.9 7-8 NONE
CHATHAM - SOUTH COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
6.6 08/05 PM 6.2 0.4 1 NONE
6.5 09/05 AM 6.1 0.4 1-3 NONE
6.7 09/06 PM 5.9 0.8 4 NONE
6.1 10/06 AM 6.1 0.0 5-6 NONE
5.7 11/07 PM 5.7 0.0 4 NONE
6.2 11/07 AM 6.2 0.0 5 NONE
BUZZARDS BAY - WOODS HOLE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
2.1 09/01 AM 1.9 0.2 1 NONE
4.7 09/02 PM 1.7 3.0 3-4 NONE
1.7 10/02 AM 2.0 -0.3 7-9 NONE
0.5 10/03 PM 1.5 -1.0 7-8 NONE
0.5 11/03 AM 2.1 -1.6 5 NONE
$$
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 411 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
EASTERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH FOR A TIME
WEDNESDAY WITH SCATTERED GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.
THE STRONGEST WIND ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND COAST AND SOUTH COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM.
MEANWHILE ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST THE STRONGEST
EASTERLY WIND SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM.
THERE IS SMALL CHANCE THAT THIS ADVISORY WILL NEED TO UPGRADED TO A
HIGH WIND WARNING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING FORECAST.
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED.
WEDNESDAY WILL BE A NASTY WIND SWEPT RAINY DAY TO BE OUT AND ABOUT
AND CONSIDERABLE CAUTION IS URGED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
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