COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...
THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY.
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE
A SURGE OF ABOUT 1 1/2 FEET...WHICH IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FULL MOON WILL CAUSE
WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
THURSDAY MORNING. WATER LEVELS ON THE WESTERNMOST PORTION OF LONG
ISLAND SOUND WILL FALL JUST SHORT OF MODERATE FLOODING
THRESHOLDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
LONG ISLAND SOUND FOR THURSDAY MORNING
...............TIME OF.....HEIGHT.....MINOR.....MODERATE....FORECAST
LOCATION......HIGH TIDE...OF TIDE..FLOOD HEIGHT..FLDHGT.....HEIGHT
...........................(MLLW)....(MLLW)......(MLLW).....(MLLW)
KINGS POINT....1106 AM.....8.7.........N/A........10.5.......10.4
STAMFORD.......1127 AM.....8.5.........9.5........11.1.......10.1
BRIDGEPORT.....1124 AM.....7.9.........8.9........10.4........9.1
NEW LONDON......926 AM.....3.5.........5.0.........N/A........5.0
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GOODMAN
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1047 PM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY.
AS DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY
TONIGHT...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE. THE LOW WILL PASS WEST
OF THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...WHICH IS WHEN THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE TWIN FORKS OF LONG
ISLAND AND COASTAL SOUTH EASTERN CONNECTICUT AROUND SUNRISE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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