COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 326 PM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE PREDICTED ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE AT PORTLAND IS 10.1 FEET AT
1223 AM TONIGHT. A STORM SURGE OF 1.0 TO 1.5 FEET IS POSSIBLE AND
COULD PUSH THE OVERALL TIDE TO ABOUT 11.5 FEET. THIS IS STILL
BELOW THE 12 FOOT TIDAL FLOOD STAGE. HOWEVER...ROUGH SEAS COULD
CREATE SPLASHOVER AND BEACH EROSION ALONG THE MID COAST OF MAINE.
THE PREDICTED ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE AT PORTLAND IS 11.4 FEET AT
1236 PM SUNDAY. THE STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LOWER... NO
MORE THAN A HALF A FOOT OR SO. THIS COULD PUSH THE OVERALL TIDE
CLOSE TO THE 12 FOOT TIDAL FLOOD STAGE. AGAIN ROUGH SEAS COULD
LEAD TO SPLASHOVER AND BEACH EROSION ALONG THE MID COAST OF MAINE.
THE TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HIGH AS TODAY`S THUS ANY
FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS SEVERE AS TODAY`S. STILL THERE
IS THE THREAT FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING SO PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS
ALONG THE COAST SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY. ANY CHANGE IN
THE TRACK OR INTENSITY OF THE STORM...ITS WINDS OR OCEAN WAVES
COULD CHANGE THE IMPACT ON TIDES AND ANY TIDAL FLOODING.
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.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 340 PM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY.
LOOK FOR SNOW TO BECOME HEAVIER TONIGHT WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH
AT TIMES. THE COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
AT TIMES.
THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER SUNDAY AS LOW PRESSURE DROPS SOUTH
OF THE REGION. BY THAT TIME...NEW SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE MID COAST...AND THE LOWEST AMOUNTS NEAR
PORTLAND AND SCARBOROUGH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
SUNDAY AS WINDS GUST TO 45 MPH.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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