COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1056 PM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY. THE COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
THE PREDICTED ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE AT PORTLAND IS 10.1 FEET AT
1223 AM TONIGHT. CURRENTLY THE TIDE IS RUNNING ABOUT 1.7 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES A HIGH TIDE CLOSE TO 12 FEET
IS POSSIBLE AT 1223. THIS IS STILL BELOW THE 12 FOOT TIDAL FLOOD
STAGE. HOWEVER...ROUGH SEAS COULD CREATE SPLASHOVER AND BEACH
EROSION ALONG THE COAST OF MAINE.
FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON 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. FOR THIS REASON A COASTAL FLOOD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
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 ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
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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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