[CTSARA] COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WIND ADVISORY

Sat Oct 17 19:26:30 EDT 2009

COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 618 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009
Expiration: 200 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009

...SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING...
.THE PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS OF THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL
INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVERNIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
DEVELOPS OFF THE DELMARVA COAST. THE INCREASE IN WINDS COMBINED
WITH HIGHER ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS AND TIDAL PILING WILL CAUSE
TIDAL LEVELS TO INCREASE 2 1/2 TO 3 1/2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL
LEVELS. THIS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING
DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY MORNING.

SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
614 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM EDT
SUNDAY...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM EDT
SUNDAY.

THE PERSISTENT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL
INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO GALE FORCE AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OFF THE
DELAWARE COAST. THE INCREASE IN WINDS WILL CAUSE TIDES TO RISE AN
ADDITIONAL FOOT OR SO ABOVE WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN THE PAST TWO
DAYS ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND...EASTERN LONG ISLAND
SOUND AND THE PECONIC BAY. THE HIGHEST TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ALONG THE WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND WHERE TIDES MAY BE AS
HIGH AS 2 FEET ABOVE WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN THE PAST TWO DAYS.
COASTAL RESIDENTS WITH PROPERTY THAT IS PRONE TO COASTAL FLOODING
SHOULD PREPARE THIS AFTERNOON TO PROTECT PROPERTY. THIS INCLUDES
THE EDGEWATER PARK AND THROGS NECK SECTIONS OF THE BRONX...
BAYVILLE AND ASHAROKEN ON THE NORTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND...THE
ROCKAWAYS...FREEPORT AND LINDENHURST ON THE SOUTH SHORE...AND
RIVERHEAD AND EAST MARION ON THE EAST END. IN CONNECTICUT...THE
COASTAL SECTIONS OF MILFORD...EAST HAVEN...STRATFORD...
FAIRFIELD...BRIDGEPORT AND NORWALK ARE SOME LOCATIONS THAT ARE
PRONE TO COASTAL FLOODING.

HIGH TIDE IS AROUND 900 AM SUNDAY MORNING ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE
OF LONG ISLAND. ON THE WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND...HIGH TIDE
OCCURS AROUND NOON.

THE HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING IS THE LOWER OF THE TWO DAILY HIGH
TIDES...THUS ONLY MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
IN ADDITION TO THE EXTREMELY HIGH TIDES...LARGE WAVE ACTION WILL
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND WASHOVERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
&&
...ATLANTIC OCEAN AND SOUTH SHORE BAYS SUNDAY MORNING...
...............TIME OF.....HEIGHT.....MINOR.....MODERATE....FORECAST
LOCATION......HIGH TIDE...OF TIDE..FLOOD HEIGHT..FLDHGT.....HEIGHT
...........................(MLLW)....(MLLW)......(MLLW).....(MLLW)
FREEPORT........856 AM.....4.0.........5.2.........5.9........7.3
MONTAUK.........913 AM.....3.2.........N/A.........N/A........5.2
...LONG ISLAND SOUND SUNDAY MORNING...
...............TIME OF.....HEIGHT.....MINOR.....MODERATE....FORECAST
LOCATION......HIGH TIDE...OF TIDE..FLOODHEIGHT..FLDHGT......HEIGHT
...........................(MLLW)....(MLLW)......(MLLW)......(MLLW)
KINGS POINT....1202 PM.....9.1.........N/A........10.5.......12.3
STAMFORD.......1145 AM.....8.9.........9.5........11.1.......11.9
BRIDGEPORT.....1142 AM.....8.3.........8.9........10.4.......11.4
NEW LONDON......939 AM.....3.6.........5.0.........N/A........6.0
$$
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 347 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
.STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION LATE TONIGHT
IN RESPONSE TO LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE DELMARVA COAST.
THESE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS NORTHEAST...JUST SOUTH OF LONG
ISLAND.

SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
347 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHILE SLOWLY TURNING NORTHERLY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE EXPERIENCED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE IN THE DAY INTO SUNDAY
EVENING.

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...SATURATED GROUNDS...AND TREES
STILL WITH NEARLY FULL FOLIAGE WILL CAUSE SOME DOWNED TREES AND
LIMBS WITH POWER OUTAGES A POSSIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...
OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
&&
$$

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