[CTSARA] FLOOD WATCH Issue Date: 457 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011

[John Sabini Jr.]

FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 457 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011
Expiration: 600 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011
 
...FLOODING POSSIBLE TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...NEW YORK
CITY...AND FAIRFIELD COUNTY...

NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
457 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN FAIRFIELD AND SOUTHERN
FAIRFIELD. IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...EASTERN BERGEN...EASTERN
ESSEX...EASTERN PASSAIC...EASTERN UNION...HUDSON...WESTERN
BERGEN...WESTERN ESSEX...WESTERN PASSAIC AND WESTERN UNION. IN
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...BRONX...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...NEW YORK
(MANHATTAN)...NORTHERN QUEENS...NORTHERN WESTCHESTER...
ORANGE...PUTNAM...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)...ROCKLAND...
SOUTHERN QUEENS AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER.

* THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* A NEARLY STATIONARY STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES
WILL PUSH A CONSTANT STREAM OF MOISTURE INTO THE REGION THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. AS A RESULT...PERIODS OF RAIN AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS AMOUNT OF
RAINFALL COULD CAUSE THE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS...AS WELL AS FLOOD PRONE URBAN AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
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COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 441 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011
Expiration: 200 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2011
 
...WIDESPREAD COASTAL FLOODING IS FORECAST AROUND THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...

SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
441 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS...SHORES OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND EXCEPT ACROSS
NASSAU COUNTY.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...TIDAL DEPARTURES INCREASING TO AROUND 1.5
FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...10 PM TO 2 AM TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
...WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT...

COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW)....................
STAMFORD CT.........1205 AM..........11.1...........MODERATE....
BRIDGEPORT CT.......1202 AM..........10.4...........MODERATE....
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.
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