COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 742 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS CAUSED WINDS TO BECOME
EASTERLY AHEAD OF IT. THESE WINDS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HIGHER THAN
NORMAL WATER LEVELS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. SINCE THE HIGH TIDE IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE BAY LATER THIS MORNING NEAR CAMBRIDGE
AND LATER THIS AFTERNOON FARTHER NORTH...TIDAL FLOODING APPEARS
LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS NOT PARKED IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL
FLOODING.
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