COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1144 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY.
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG COASTAL
CAROLINAS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THEN ACCELERATE
FROM THE VIRGINIA COAST LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THIS STORM
SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG THE EASTERN FACING SHORELINES OF HAMPTON ROADS AND
MIDDLE PENINSULA SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON DUE TO A PERIOD
OF PROLONGED STRONG ONSHORE FLOW.
TIDAL DEPARTURES BETWEEN 3 TO 4 FT ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...
WOULD PRODUCE MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING. HIGH TIDE SATURDAY MORNING
AT SEWELLS POINT IS 10:43 AM WITH AN EXPECTED WATER LEVEL BETWEEN
6.0 FT AND 7.0 FT. HIGH TIDE SATURDAY MORNING AT VIRGINIA BEACH
IS AT 9:09 AM WITH AN EXPECTED WATER LEVEL BETWEEN 6.0 AND
7.0 FT.
IN COMPARISON...THE WATER LEVEL DURING THE NOVEMBER NOREASTER
REACHED 7.75 FT AT SEWELLS POINT. SEVERE FLOODING AT SEWELLS
POINT STARTS AT 7.1 FT MLLW.
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.
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KLL
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SUNDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SUNDAY.
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...BUT WILL LIKELY
BECOME MAINLY RAIN LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...
WITH A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES EXPECTED
LATER SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE THE
CHANGEOVER TO ALL RAIN. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS LATER SATURDAY NIGHT OR
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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