COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 313 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AND MOVE
NORTHEAST NEAR OR JUST OFFSHORE OF THE COAST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THE LOW LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING THEN EVENTUALLY SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST LATER SATURDAY AS THE LOW LIFTS TO THE NORTH. THESE
STRONG WINDS WILL BUILDS SEAS TO 10 TO 15 FEET...HIGHEST OFF THE
OUTER BANKS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN 2
TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND THIS COULD LEAD TO OCEAN OVER WASH AND
COASTAL FLOODING. AREAS NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS WILL HAVE THE
GREATEST THREAT OF OVER WASH...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY MORNING DURING
HIGH TIDE.
THE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL LEAD TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL
WATER LEVELS OVER THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND FRIDAY NIGHT. AS THE
WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST LATER SATURDAY THE HIGHER WATER LEVELS
WILL SHIFT MORE TO THE SOUND SIDE OF OCRACOKE AND HATTERAS ISLANDS.
AT THIS POINT WATER LEVELS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE
EXPECTED ADJACENT TO THE SOUND.
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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