COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 316 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE ALLOWED WATER TO SURGE UP THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC. THIS COMBINED WITH RUNOFF FROM
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR WATER LEVELS TO
REMAIN TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS DURING HIGH TIDE. THIS WILL
CAUSE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING.
HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES
FOR A FEW LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...
ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
HAVRE DE GRACE...3:46 PM AND 3:57 AM...
FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE...12:44 AM...
ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY...11:14 PM...
SOLOMONS ISLAND...8:06 PM...
POINT LOOKOUT...7:16 PM...
NOW ALONG THE POTOMAC RIVER...
ALEXANDRIA...2:38 AM...
INDIAN HEAD...2:06 AM...
GOOSE BAY...10:12 PM...
WICOMICO RIVER NEAR COBB ISLAND...6:00 PM AND 6:53 AM...
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 207 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.
A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE NORTH WILL BRING A COLD FRONT
TO CROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THIS
FRONT. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR. THE GROUND WAS SATURATED BY
HEAVY RAINS OVERNIGHT...AND DOWNED TREES WILL BE LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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