COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 518 AM EST WED DEC 02 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE
A SURGE OF ABOUT 1 1/2 FEET...WHICH IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FULL MOON WILL CAUSE
WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
THURSDAY MORNING. WATER LEVELS ON THE WESTERNMOST PORTION OF LONG
ISLAND SOUND WILL FALL JUST SHORT OF MODERATE FLOODING
THRESHOLDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
LONG ISLAND SOUND FOR THURSDAY MORNING
...............TIME OF.....HEIGHT.....MINOR.....MODERATE....FORECAST
LOCATION......HIGH TIDE...OF TIDE..FLOOD HEIGHT..FLDHGT.....HEIGHT
...........................(MLLW)....(MLLW)......(MLLW).....(MLLW)
KINGS POINT....1106 AM.....8.7.........N/A........10.5.......10.4
STAMFORD.......1127 AM.....8.5.........9.5........11.1.......10.5
BRIDGEPORT.....1124 AM.....7.9.........8.9........10.4........9.1
NEW LONDON......926 AM.....3.5.........5.0.........N/A........5.0
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 515 AM EST WED DEC 02 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.
AS DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO UPSTATE NEW YORK THIS
MORNING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE. AS THE LOW PASSES WEST OF
THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR.
WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE TWIN FORKS OF LONG ISLAND AND COASTAL SOUTH
EASTERN CONNECTICUT AROUND SUNRISE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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