COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 403 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT
EST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT
EST SATURDAY NIGHT. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG COASTAL
CAROLINAS TONIGHT 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 IN NORTH CAROLINA.
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 HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
$$
HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 403 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT
EST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT
EST SATURDAY NIGHT. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG COASTAL
CAROLINAS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...THEN ACCELERATE FROM
THE VIRGINIA COAST LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG THE EASTERN FACING SHORELINES OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON DUE TO A
PERIOD OF PROLONGED STRONG ONSHORE FLOW.
TIDAL DEPARTURES COULD REACH 2 TO 2.5 FT ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER...WHICH CAN PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING. HIGH
TIDE SATURDAY MORNING IS AT 854 AM FOR DUCK IN NORTH CAROLINA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
$$
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