COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 920 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON.
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...
FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE...12:33 PM...
ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY...11:03 AM...
NOW ALONG THE POTOMAC RIVER...
ALEXANDRIA...2:10 PM...
INDIAN HEAD...1:38 PM...
GOOSE BAY...9:44 AM...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
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SBK
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