COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1030 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM EST
SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM EST
SATURDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL TIDE OF THE MONTH WILL COMBINE WITH A
DEVELOPING OCEAN STORM TO PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING...SPLASH-OVER
AND BEACH EROSION NEAR THE TIME OF THE LATE MORNING HIGH TIDE
SATURDAY.
THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE IN PORTLAND HARBOR WILL BE 11.5 FEET
JUST BEFORE NOONTIME ON SATURDAY. THE DEVELOPING OCEAN STORM AND
BUILDING WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BRING A STORM SURGE BETWEEN 1.0 AND
1.5 FEET TO THE REGION. THIS WOULD BRING A STORM TIDE BETWEEN 12.5
AND 13.0 FEET TO PORTLAND. A STORM TIDE OF 13.0 FEET WOULD BE
CONSIDERED IN THE TOP 20 STORM TIDES EVER REPORTED FOR THE FOREST
CITY AND WOULD CAUSE FLOODING OF COMMERCIAL STREET ALONG WITH NEARBY
PIERS AND BUSINESSES. SOME LOW LYING ROADWAYS ALONG THE BEACHES OR MARSHES
FROM PORTLAND TO HAMPTON WOULD BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING.
ANOTHER HIGH TIDE EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED
CLOSELY AS WELL. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE
MORNING WHICH WILL HELP REDUCE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE STORM TIDES.
HOWEVER...THE WINDS MAY SWITCH TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AROUND THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE. DURING THIS PERIOD...WAVES WILL BE CONTINUING
TO SLOWLY BUILD AS THE STORM SPINS IN THE GULF OF MAINE.
ALSO...THE VERY LOW ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE WITHIN THIS STORM MAY BE
AN ADDED COMPONENT TO THE STORM SURGE.
NEEDLESS TO SAY...THIS COMPLEX SITUATION THAT WILL NEED TO BE
MONITORED VERY CLOSELY THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. THE EXACT TRACK AND
TIMING OF THE OCEAN STORM WILL DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF IMPACT FROM
THE STORM TIDES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.
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.
$$
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1030 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM EST
SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM EST
SATURDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL TIDE OF THE MONTH WILL COMBINE WITH A
DEVELOPING OCEAN STORM TO PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING...SPLASH-OVER
AND BEACH EROSION NEAR THE TIME OF THE LATE MORNING HIGH TIDE
SATURDAY.
THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE IN PORTLAND HARBOR WILL BE 11.5 FEET
JUST BEFORE NOONTIME ON SATURDAY. THE DEVELOPING OCEAN STORM AND
BUILDING WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BRING A STORM SURGE BETWEEN 1.0 AND
1.5 FEET TO THE REGION. THIS WOULD BRING A STORM TIDE BETWEEN 12.5
AND 13.0 FEET TO PORTLAND. A STORM TIDE OF 13.0 FEET WOULD BE
CONSIDERED IN THE TOP 20 STORM TIDES EVER REPORTED FOR THE FOREST
CITY AND WOULD CAUSE FLOODING OF COMMERCIAL STREET ALONG WITH NEARBY
PIERS AND BUSINESSES. SOME LOW LYING ROADWAYS ALONG THE BEACHES OR MARSHES
FROM PORTLAND TO HAMPTON WOULD BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING.
ANOTHER HIGH TIDE EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED
CLOSELY AS WELL. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE
MORNING WHICH WILL HELP REDUCE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE STORM TIDES.
HOWEVER...THE WINDS MAY SWITCH TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AROUND THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE. DURING THIS PERIOD...WAVES WILL BE CONTINUING
TO SLOWLY BUILD AS THE STORM SPINS IN THE GULF OF MAINE.
ALSO...THE VERY LOW ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE WITHIN THIS STORM MAY BE
AN ADDED COMPONENT TO THE STORM SURGE.
NEEDLESS TO SAY...THIS COMPLEX SITUATION THAT WILL NEED TO BE
MONITORED VERY CLOSELY THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. THE EXACT TRACK AND
TIMING OF THE OCEAN STORM WILL DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF IMPACT FROM
THE STORM TIDES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.
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.
$$
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 553 PM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SATURDAY.
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW THIS EVENING
WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. THIS WILL
GIVE US SNOWFALL TONIGHT IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE WITH SOME
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE BACK TO
THE COAST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...HEAVY SNOW
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY
CONCERNING JUST HOW MUCH SNOW AND WIND WILL AFFECT THE REGION
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
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