COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1231 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 3 AM EST SUNDAY.
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN TIDAL DEPARTURES OF
2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH ELEVATED
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
NEW YORK HARBOR AND OCEAN FOR TONIGHT
...............TIME OF.....HEIGHT.....MINOR.....MODERATE....FORECAST
LOCATION......HIGH TIDE...OF TIDE..FLOOD HEIGHT..FLDHGT.....HEIGHT
...........................(MLLW)....(MLLW)......(MLLW).....(MLLW)
THE BATTERY....1026 PM.....3.9.........6.7.........8.0........6.7
SANDY HOOK......949 PM.....3.9.........N/A.........8.1........6.9
BERGEN POINT...1013 PM.....4.3.........N/A.........8.5........7.0
MONTAUK........1107 PM.....1.7.........N/A.........N/A........4.5
LONG ISLAND SOUND FOR TONIGHT
...............TIME OF.....HEIGHT.....MINOR.....MODERATE....FORECAST
LOCATION......HIGH TIDE...OF TIDE..FLOOD HEIGHT..FLDHGT.....HEIGHT
...........................(MLLW)....(MLLW)......(MLLW).....(MLLW)
KINGS POINT.....127 AM.....6.8.........N/A........10.5........9.9
STAMFORD........119 AM.....6.7.........9.5........11.1........9.7
BRIDGEPORT......116 AM.....6.3.........8.9........10.4........9.3
NEW LONDON.....1130 PM.....2.3.........5.0.........N/A........4.5
LONG ISLAND SOUTH SHORE BAYS FOR TONIGHT
...............TIME OF.....HEIGHT.....MINOR.....MODERATE....FORECAST
LOCATION......HIGH TIDE...OF TIDE..FLOOD HEIGHT..FLDHGT.....HEIGHT
...........................(MLLW)....(MLLW)......(MLLW).....(MLLW)
FREEPORT.......1026 PM......2.5........5.2.........5.9........5.5
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 158 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY.
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT
WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE
AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. THESE GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH THE
HEAVY SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES...WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW POSSIBLE.
SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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