COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 339 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. THIS COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INCLUDES THE MASSACHUSETTS
EAST COAST FROM NEWBURYPORT TO PLYMOUTH AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE
OUTER CAPE COD COAST.
STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GENERATE A STORM SURGE OF 1.5 TO 2
FEET...AND WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET OFFSHORE ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS
EAST COAST. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.
PROVINCETOWN HARBOR MAY BE A SPECIAL CASE. LITTLE SURGE IS EXPECTED
THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY...BUT ONCE THE WIND SHIFTS TO THE SOUTH THERE
COULD BE A SUDDEN JUMP TO 1.5 FEET OR SO AND ONSHORE WINDS THAT COULD
PROVIDE SPLASH OVER ALONG THE IMMEDIATE HARBOR SHORE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF
THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS DUE TO THE
HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE SPLASHOVER. THE MAJORITY OF ROADS
REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO
SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND ANY IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
SCITUATE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
9.7 08/04 PM 9.7 0.0 1-2 NONE
9.5 09/05 AM 9.4 0.1 1-4 NONE
11.0 09/05 PM 9.3 1.7 8-12 MINOR
9.0 10/06 AM 9.5 -0.5 5 NONE
8.0 10/06 PM 8.9 -0.9 4-5 NONE
8.5 11/07 AM 9.6 -1.1 5 NONE
BOSTON HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.3 08/04 PM 10.3 0.0 1-2 NONE
10.0 09/05 AM 9.9 0.1 1-2 NONE
11.5 09/05 PM 9.8 1.7 1-3 NONE
9.4 10/06 AM 10.0 -0.6 1 NONE
8.4 10/06 PM 9.4 -1.0 1 NONE
8.9 11/07 AM 10.1 -1.2 2 NONE
NEWBURYPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
8.8 08/04 PM 8.4 0.4 1-2 NONE
8.6 09/05 AM 8.2 0.4 1-4 NONE
9.8 09/05 PM 8.0 1.8 9-13 MINOR
8.3 10/06 AM 8.3 0.0 3 NONE
7.7 10/06 PM 7.7 0.0 2 NONE
8.4 11/07 AM 8.4 0.0 3 NONE
GLOUCESTER HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
9.4 08/04 PM 9.4 0.0 1-2 NONE
9.2 09/05 AM 9.1 0.1 1-4 NONE
10.7 09/05 PM 9.0 1.7 11-15 MINOR
8.8 10/06 AM 9.2 -0.4 6-7 NONE
7.9 10/06 PM 8.7 -0.8 6 NONE
8.2 11/07 AM 9.3 -1.1 6 NONE
SANDWICH HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.3 08/04 PM 9.9 0.4 1-2 NONE
10.1 09/05 AM 9.5 0.6 1-3 NONE
10.7 09/05 PM 9.4 1.3 2-1 NONE
9.6 10/06 AM 9.6 0.0 1 NONE
9.0 10/06 PM 9.0 0.0 1 NONE
9.7 11/07 AM 9.7 0.0 3 NONE
PROVINCETOWN HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.0 08/04 PM 9.7 0.3 1-2 NONE
9.7 09/05 AM 9.4 0.3 1-2 NONE
9.6 09/05 PM 9.3 0.3 4-6 MINOR
9.4 10/06 AM 9.5 -0.1 6 NONE
8.8 10/06 PM 8.9 -0.1 6 NONE
9.5 11/07 AM 9.6 -0.1 6 NONE
CHATHAM - EAST COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
7.1 08/04 PM 7.0 0.1 2 NONE
7.0 09/05 AM 6.9 0.1 2-4 NONE
7.9 09/05 PM 6.7 1.2 10-15 MINOR
6.7 10/06 AM 7.0 -0.3 10 NONE
5.7 11/07 PM 6.5 -0.8 7-8 NONE
6.2 11/07 AM 7.1 -0.9 7-8 NONE
CHATHAM - SOUTH COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
6.6 08/05 PM 6.2 0.4 1 NONE
6.5 09/05 AM 6.1 0.4 1-3 NONE
6.7 09/06 PM 5.9 0.8 4 NONE
6.1 10/06 AM 6.1 0.0 5-6 NONE
5.7 11/07 PM 5.7 0.0 4 NONE
6.2 11/07 AM 6.2 0.0 5 NONE
BUZZARDS BAY - WOODS HOLE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
2.1 09/01 AM 1.9 0.2 1 NONE
4.7 09/02 PM 1.7 3.0 3-4 NONE
1.7 10/02 AM 2.0 -0.3 7-9 NONE
0.5 10/03 PM 1.5 -1.0 7-8 NONE
0.5 11/03 AM 2.1 -1.6 5 NONE
$$
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 407 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
THIS ADVISORY COVERS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...
NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND...AND PARTS OF THE IMMEDIATE BOSTON
SUBURBS.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM AND BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY.
THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A SHORT PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN...THEN ALL
RAIN DURING MID MORNING.
SNOWFALL SHOULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT
WITH THE HEAVIEST IN WESTERN HARTFORD COUNTY.
MEANWHILE...IN NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND NEAR BOSTON AMOUNTS
WILL BE NEAR AN INCH OR POSSIBLY TWO. HOWEVER...COMBINED WITH BRIEF
ICING AND THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION FALLING DURING THE RUSH HOUR...
THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED.
HEAVY RAIN DURING MIDDAY OR THE AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE
POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND
WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS
AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS
NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE
SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP.
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