COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 305 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY.
THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SATURDAY NIGHT.
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG COASTAL
CAROLINAS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THEN ACCELERATE FROM
THE VIRGINIA COAST LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE
EASTERN FACING SHORELINES OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA AND EASTERN
SHORE MARYLAND SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON DUE TO A PERIOD OF
PROLONGED STRONG ONSHORE FLOW.
TIDAL DEPARTURES OF AROUND 2.5 FT ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...
WOULD PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING. HIGH TIDE SATURDAY
MORNING AT OCEAN CITY INLET IS 9:06 AM WITH AN EXPECTED WATER
LEVEL BETWEEN 5 FT AND 5.5 FT. AT WACHAPREAGUE...HIGH TIDE SATURDAY
MORNING IS 10:16 AM WITH AN EXPECTED WATER LEVEL BETWEEN 6 FT AND
6.5 FT.
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.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
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FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 416 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...BERTIE...
CAMDEN...CHOWAN...GATES...HERTFORD...INLAND CURRITUCK...OUTER
BANKS CURRITUCK...PASQUOTANK AND PERQUIMANS. IN VIRGINIA...
ACCOMACK...CHESAPEAKE...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON...
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...NORTHAMPTON VA...SUFFOLK...VIRGINIA BEACH
AND YORK.
* THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
* LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD
LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL TO THE REGION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE RECENT
EXTENDED WET PERIOD...THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO
FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS...IN ADDITION TO
URBAN FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 305 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY.
THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SATURDAY NIGHT.
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG COASTAL
CAROLINAS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THEN ACCELERATE FROM
THE VIRGINIA COAST LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE
EASTERN FACING SHORELINES OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA AND EASTERN
SHORE MARYLAND SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON DUE TO A PERIOD OF
PROLONGED STRONG ONSHORE FLOW.
TIDAL DEPARTURES OF AROUND 2.5 FT ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...
WOULD PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING. HIGH TIDE SATURDAY
MORNING AT OCEAN CITY INLET IS 9:06 AM WITH AN EXPECTED WATER
LEVEL BETWEEN 5 FT AND 5.5 FT. AT WACHAPREAGUE...HIGH TIDE SATURDAY
MORNING IS 10:16 AM WITH AN EXPECTED WATER LEVEL BETWEEN 6 FT AND
6.5 FT.
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.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
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