COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 410 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL
2:00 PM ON SATURDAY.
A NORTHEAST WIND WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CAUSE TIDAL DEPARTURES TO INCREASE.
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ON
SATURDAY MORNING.
ON THE ATLANTIC COUNTY AND CAPE MAY COUNTY OCEANFRONT, HIGH TIDE
OCCURS BETWEEN 8:45 AM AND 9:45 AM ON SATURDAY. HIGH TIDE ON THE
BACK BAYS AND ALONG DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER THAN IT DOES ON THE
OCEANFRONT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT PARK YOUR VEHICLE IN A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL
FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS, THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER
THAN YOU THINK IT IS.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 412 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY MORNING.
A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THE TIME
THIS STORM ENDS. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES RIGHT ALONG
THE COAST, WHICH WILL TEND TO HOLD THE SNOW AMOUNTS DOWN FOR A
TIME. A CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM HOWEVER WILL ALTER THE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
THE SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES, COMBINED WITH NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND GUSTS CLOSER TO AND AT THE COAST
COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW, STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, SLEET,
OR ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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