COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 357 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR SUNDAY
INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF SALISBURY...
NEWBURYPORT... ALL OF CAPE ANN...COASTLINE OF BOSTON...HULL...
COHASSET AND SCITUATE.
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING WILL ALLOW
SEAS TO BUILD TO OVER 10 FEET JUST OFFSHORE. THIS WILL RESULT
IN A STORM SURGE OF 1.5 TO 2.0 FEET ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
SHORELINE. THESE SURGE VALUES WILL COMBINE WITH VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL
TIDES TO PRODUCE STORM TIDES AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ACROSS MUCH OF
THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SHORELINE TODAY. IN ADDITION...SEAS BUILDING
TO OVER 10 FEET JUST OFFSHORE WILL RESULT IN BREAKING WAVES OVER
SEAWALLS AND OTHER COASTAL BARRIERS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WITH
POCKETS OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING. AS A RESULT...MANY SHORE
ROADS WILL BE PARTIALLY FLOODED ALONG WITH A FEW ROAD CLOSURES.
THE MOST VULNERABLE LOCATIONS WILL BE NORTHEAST FACING
SHORELINES. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED TO OCCUR.
IN ADDITION...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE HIGH TIDE
CYCLE LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS HIGH TIDE HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MORE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING. SEAS WILL HAVE
BEEN BUILT UP FOR QUITE SOMETIME WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THEM TO EXCEED
15 FEET JUST OFFSHORE ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS. THIS ADDED ELEVATION WILL
ONCE AGAIN COMBINE WITH A 1.5 TO 2.0 FOOT STORM SURGE. THEREFORE...THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG WITH
BEACH EROSION.
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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
MODERATE OR MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING. MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING
PRODUCES WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR
BASEMENTS DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE AND/OR WAVE ACTION.
NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES ARE NEEDED. LIVES MAY BE AT RISK FOR
PEOPLE WHO PUT THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY. ISOLATED STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE MAY BE OBSERVED.
MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING IS CONSIDERED SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE AT
LEAST SCATTERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD FLOODING
OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS. SOME VULNERABLE
HOMES WILL BE SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE
IMPASSABLE...SOME WITH WASHOUTS SEVERE ENOUGH TO BE LIFE
THREATENING IF ONE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS ON FOOT OR BY VEHICLE.
SOME NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE ISOLATED. EVACUATION OF SOME
NEIGHBORHOODS IS NECESSARY.
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
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
13.2 02/12 PM 11.4 1.8 9 MODERATE
10.5 03/01 AM 9.9 0.6 9 NONE
12.2 03/01 PM 11.2 1.0 9-10 MODERATE
10.9 04/01 AM 10.0 0.9 6-7 NONE
11.2 04/02 PM 10.9 0.3 4 NONE
BOSTON HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
13.8 02/12 PM 12.0 1.8 3 MODERATE
10.9 03/01 AM 10.4 0.5 3 NONE
13.6 03/01 PM 11.8 1.8 3 MODERATE
11.4 04/01 AM 10.5 0.9 2 NONE
11.7 04/02 PM 11.4 0.3 2 NONE
NEWBURYPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.6 02/12 PM 9.9 1.7 7 MINOR
9.2 03/01 AM 8.7 0.5 7 NONE
11.5 03/01 PM 9.8 1.7 7 MINOR
9.6 04/02 AM 8.8 0.8 4-5 NONE
9.8 04/02 PM 9.5 0.3 3 NONE
GLOUCESTER HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.7 02/12 PM 11.0 1.7 9 MINOR
10.1 03/12 AM 9.5 0.6 8 NONE
12.6 03/01 PM 10.9 1.7 8-9 MINOR
10.6 04/01 AM 9.7 0.9 6 NONE
10.8 04/02 PM 10.5 0.3 4 NONE
SANDWICH HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
13.2 02/12 PM 11.5 1.7 6-7 MINOR
10.6 03/01 AM 10.0 0.6 7-8 NONE
13.2 03/01 PM 11.4 1.5 8 MINOR
10.9 04/02 AM 10.1 0.8 4-5 NONE
11.3 04/02 PM 11.0 0.3 3 NONE
CHATHAM - EAST COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.0 02/12 PM 8.2 1.8 10-11 MINOR
8.0 03/01 AM 7.3 0.7 9-11 NONE
10.0 03/01 PM 8.2 1.8 11 NONE
8.4 04/02 AM 7.5 0.9 6-7 NONE
8.3 04/02 PM 8.0 0.3 4 NONE
$$
FRANK
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 357 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR SUNDAY
INCLUDES THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF SALISBURY...
NEWBURYPORT... ALL OF CAPE ANN...COASTLINE OF BOSTON...HULL...
COHASSET AND SCITUATE.
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING WILL ALLOW
SEAS TO BUILD TO OVER 10 FEET JUST OFFSHORE. THIS WILL RESULT
IN A STORM SURGE OF 1.5 TO 2.0 FEET ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
SHORELINE. THESE SURGE VALUES WILL COMBINE WITH VERY HIGH ASTRONOMICAL
TIDES TO PRODUCE STORM TIDES AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ACROSS MUCH OF
THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SHORELINE TODAY. IN ADDITION...SEAS BUILDING
TO OVER 10 FEET JUST OFFSHORE WILL RESULT IN BREAKING WAVES OVER
SEAWALLS AND OTHER COASTAL BARRIERS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WITH
POCKETS OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING. AS A RESULT...MANY SHORE
ROADS WILL BE PARTIALLY FLOODED ALONG WITH A FEW ROAD CLOSURES.
THE MOST VULNERABLE LOCATIONS WILL BE NORTHEAST FACING
SHORELINES. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO EXPECTED TO OCCUR.
IN ADDITION...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE HIGH TIDE
CYCLE LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS HIGH TIDE HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MORE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING. SEAS WILL HAVE
BEEN BUILT UP FOR QUITE SOMETIME WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THEM TO EXCEED
15 FEET JUST OFFSHORE ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS. THIS ADDED ELEVATION WILL
ONCE AGAIN COMBINE WITH A 1.5 TO 2.0 FOOT STORM SURGE. THEREFORE...THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG WITH
BEACH EROSION.
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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
MODERATE OR MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING. MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING
PRODUCES WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR
BASEMENTS DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE AND/OR WAVE ACTION.
NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES ARE NEEDED. LIVES MAY BE AT RISK FOR
PEOPLE WHO PUT THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY. ISOLATED STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE MAY BE OBSERVED.
MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING IS CONSIDERED SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE AT
LEAST SCATTERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD FLOODING
OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS. SOME VULNERABLE
HOMES WILL BE SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE
IMPASSABLE...SOME WITH WASHOUTS SEVERE ENOUGH TO BE LIFE
THREATENING IF ONE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS ON FOOT OR BY VEHICLE.
SOME NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE ISOLATED. EVACUATION OF SOME
NEIGHBORHOODS IS NECESSARY.
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
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
13.2 02/12 PM 11.4 1.8 9 MODERATE
10.5 03/01 AM 9.9 0.6 9 NONE
12.2 03/01 PM 11.2 1.0 9-10 MODERATE
10.9 04/01 AM 10.0 0.9 6-7 NONE
11.2 04/02 PM 10.9 0.3 4 NONE
BOSTON HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
13.8 02/12 PM 12.0 1.8 3 MODERATE
10.9 03/01 AM 10.4 0.5 3 NONE
13.6 03/01 PM 11.8 1.8 3 MODERATE
11.4 04/01 AM 10.5 0.9 2 NONE
11.7 04/02 PM 11.4 0.3 2 NONE
NEWBURYPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.6 02/12 PM 9.9 1.7 7 MINOR
9.2 03/01 AM 8.7 0.5 7 NONE
11.5 03/01 PM 9.8 1.7 7 MINOR
9.6 04/02 AM 8.8 0.8 4-5 NONE
9.8 04/02 PM 9.5 0.3 3 NONE
GLOUCESTER HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.7 02/12 PM 11.0 1.7 9 MINOR
10.1 03/12 AM 9.5 0.6 8 NONE
12.6 03/01 PM 10.9 1.7 8-9 MINOR
10.6 04/01 AM 9.7 0.9 6 NONE
10.8 04/02 PM 10.5 0.3 4 NONE
SANDWICH HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
13.2 02/12 PM 11.5 1.7 6-7 MINOR
10.6 03/01 AM 10.0 0.6 7-8 NONE
13.2 03/01 PM 11.4 1.5 8 MINOR
10.9 04/02 AM 10.1 0.8 4-5 NONE
11.3 04/02 PM 11.0 0.3 3 NONE
CHATHAM - EAST COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.0 02/12 PM 8.2 1.8 10-11 MINOR
8.0 03/01 AM 7.3 0.7 9-11 NONE
10.0 03/01 PM 8.2 1.8 11 NONE
8.4 04/02 AM 7.5 0.9 6-7 NONE
8.3 04/02 PM 8.0 0.3 4 NONE
$$
FRANK
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 630 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
THIS ADVISORY COVERS SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...CENTRAL AND
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EXTREME NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...AND ALL
OF RHODE ISLAND.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE SNOW WILL VARY IN INTENSITY...WITH IT GENERALLY BEING LIGHT.
HOWEVER...EMBEDDED POCKETS OF MODERATE TO EVEN BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON THE COAST. THERE WAS STILL SOME RAIN
BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE CAPE AND NANTUCKET...BUT THIS SHOULD CHANGE
TO SNOW BY MID MORNING.
3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL LIKELY ACCUMULATE IN THE ADVISORY AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY DEPENDING ON
WHERE MORE PERSISTENT SNOW BANDING SETS UP. ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT. OVERALL...THIS WILL BE A MANAGEABLE LIGHT TO MODERATE LONG-
DURATION SNOW EVENT. HOWEVER...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED
AND SLIPPERY.
IN ADDITION...IT WILL BECOME WINDY TONIGHT WHICH WILL RESULT IN
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES.
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.
$$
FRANK
HIGH WIND WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 452 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS FOR CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.
NORTHWEST WINDS MAY INCREASE TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH. THESE STRONG
WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS MAY ALSO
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING
PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE
AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
$$
FRANK
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