COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 416 PM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING COVERS THE RHODE ISLAND COAST AND
THE BRISTOL COUNTY COAST IN SOUTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO UPSTATE NEW YORK THURSDAY
MORNING...AND BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE NEW ENGLAND SOUTH
COAST LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THESE WINDS WILL PILE WATER UP
AGAINST THE SOUTH COAST SHORELINE DURING THE THURSDAY MORNING HIGH
TIDE. THE TIDES WILL BE ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH TO BEGIN WITH. ALONG THE
EXPOSED SOUTH COAST...A 2 FOOT STORM SURGE COMBINED WITH 10 TO 14
FOOT WAVES OFFSHORE WILL PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING.
IN THE UPPER PART OF NARRAGANSETT BAY...WAVE ACTION WILL NOT BE SO
MUCH OF A FACTOR...BUT MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY DUE TO A
PREDICTED STORM SURGE OF 2.5 TO 3 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN MODERATE OR MAJOR COASTAL
FLOODING IS EXPECTED. 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.
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
WESTPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
3.4 02/08 PM 3.5 -0.1 2-3 NONE
6.5 03/07 AM 4.5 2.0 8-10 MODERATE
2.3 03/08 PM 3.5 -1.2 7-8 NONE
3.7 04/09 AM 4.3 -0.6 4-5 NONE
3.2 04/09 PM 3.6 -0.4 3 NONE
3.9 05/10 AM 4.2 -0.3 2 NONE
POINT JUDITH
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
3.0 02/08 PM 3.1 -0.1 2-3 NONE
5.4 03/07 AM 3.6 1.8 8-12 MODERATE
1.8 03/08 PM 3.1 -1.3 7-8 NONE
3.3 04/09 AM 3.9 -0.6 4 NONE
2.7 04/09 PM 3.2 -0.5 3 NONE
3.5 05/10 AM 3.8 -0.3 2 NONE
WESTERLY
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
2.5 02/08 PM 2.6 -0.1 2 NONE
4.3 03/07 AM 2.6 1.7 6-8 MINOR
0.2 03/06 PM 1.5 -1.3 4-5 NONE
2.6 04/09 AM 3.3 -0.7 2-3 NONE
2.2 04/10 PM 2.7 -0.5 2 NONE
2.9 05/10 AM 3.2 -0.3 1 NONE
NARRAGANSETT BAY - CONIMICUT POINT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
4.3 02/08 PM 4.4 0.0 1 NONE
8.1 03/08 AM 5.6 2.5 1-2 MODERATE
3.3 03/09 PM 4.4 -1.1 1 NONE
4.7 04/09 AM 5.3 -0.6 1 NONE
4.0 04/10 PM 4.4 -0.4 1 NONE
4.7 05/10 AM 5.1 -0.4 1 NONE
NARRAGANSETT BAY - FOX POINT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
4.5 02/08 PM 4.6 0.0 1 NONE
8.4 03/08 AM 5.7 2.7 1 MODERATE
3.5 03/09 PM 4.6 -1.1 1 NONE
4.8 04/09 AM 5.5 -0.7 1 NONE
4.2 04/10 PM 4.6 -0.4 1 NONE
4.8 05/10 AM 5.3 -0.5 1 NONE
NEWPORT HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
3.2 02/08 PM 3.3 -0.1 1 NONE
6.7 03/08 AM 4.7 2.0 2-5 MODERATE
2.0 03/09 PM 3.3 -1.3 2-4 NONE
3.6 04/09 AM 4.2 -0.6 1-2 NONE
2.9 04/09 PM 3.3 -0.4 1-2 NONE
3.8 05/10 AM 4.1 -0.3 1-2 NONE
$$
HIGH WIND WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 416 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHEAST STATES TODAY TO
UPSTATE NEW YORK THURSDAY MORNING. WE WILL BE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
LOW...WHICH MEANS WE WILL SEE INCREASINGLY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS COULD
POTENTIALLY INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH ON THE SOUTH COAST OF
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND INCLUDING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT...WITH A LOW PROBABILITY OF A FEW GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. THESE
HIGHER GUSTS MAY PROGRESS INLAND TOWARD DAWN AS HEAVY SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND THURSDAY MORNING AND THIS WILL SWITCH THE WINDS TO
SOUTHWESTERLY. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AS WELL.
OVERALL...DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT A CERTAINTY AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST...THEREFORE A WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED. SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS WILL DETERMINE IF THE WATCH NEEDS TO BE
DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVISORY OR UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSING PROPERTY
DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
$$
MLE
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