COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 321 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG COASTAL
CAROLINAS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THEN ACCELERATE FROM
THE VIRGINIA COAST LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG
THE EASTERN FACING SHORELINES OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON DUE TO A PERIOD
OF PROLONGED STRONG ONSHORE FLOW.
TIDAL DEPARTURES COULD REACH 2 TO 2.5 FT ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER...WHICH CAN PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING. HIGH
TIDE SATURDAY MORNING IS AT 854 AM FOR DUCK, NC...AND 1043 AM
SATURDAY MORNING FOR SEWELLS POINT IN NORFOLK.
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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SMF
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