WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 313 AM EST WED DEC 02 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL PICK UP EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG THE COASTLINE. SOUTHEAST
WINDS MAY GUST OVER 45 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE
SOUTHWEST DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 841 AM EST WED DEC 02 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.
THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE IN PORTLAND HARBOR WILL BE 11.1 FEET AT
AROUND 11 AM THIS MORNING. THIS IS THE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL TIDE
OF THE MONTH DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A FULL MOON.
AT THE SAME TIME...A STRONG SOUTHEAST WIND WILL CREATE ABOUT A
1.5 FOOT STORM SURGE. THIS WILL BRING THE STORM TIDE TO 12.6 FEET
IN PORTLAND HARBOR. MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING OF
VULNERABLE...LOW LYING AREAS WILL OCCUR. ALSO...BUILDING OCEAN
WAVES WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPLASHOVER AND BEACH EROSION AND POSSIBLY
SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
SOME COASTAL FLOODING OF VULNERABLE...LOW LYING AREAS WILL OCCUR
FROM PORTLAND SOUTH TO THE SEACOAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. COMMUNITIES
LIKE HAMPTON WILL HAVE SEVERAL STREETS UNDER WATER DUE TO BACK
WATER FLOODING. ALSO...BUILDING OCEAN WAVES WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME
SPLASHOVER AND BEACH EROSION IN AREAS SUCH AS RYE...WELLS...
KENNEBUNK AND SACO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
$$
JC
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