COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 315 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
THE PREDICTED TIDE FOR PORTLAND IS 11.1 FT AT 1104 AM THURSDAY.
THE INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE A 1 TO 1.5 FOOT STORM
SURGE WILL WILL LIKELY PUSH THE TIDE OVER PORTLAND`S 12 FOOT
FLOOD LEVEL. ALSO, BUILDING OCEAN WAVES WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME
SPLASHOVER AND BEACH EROSION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.
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