[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Coastal Flood Warning : PHI@ 12/24/2002 9:52:55 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

WHUS41 KPHI 250248
CFWPHI
NJZ012>014-020-026-251100-

COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
945 PM EST TUE DEC 24 2002


...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY...

LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE 
NIGHT.  THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE NORTH ALONG THE COASTAL 
PLAIN BEFORE PASSING OFF OF THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COAST EARLY ON 
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  THE CENTER OF THE LOW SHOULD THEN MOVE OUT TO 
SEA.

THE CIRCULATION AROUND THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CREATE A STRONG 
ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST, ESPECIALLY FROM LONG BEACH 
ISLAND NORTH.  AS A RESULT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED 
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH THAT INCLUDES THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF 
OCEAN, MONMOUTH AND MIDDLESEX.

MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND WEDNESDAY'S LATE MORNING 
HIGH TIDE.  WATER LEVELS MAY REACH 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER 
LOW WATER.  HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 1140 AM AT SANDY HOOK AND AT 1110 AM 
AT SEASIDE HEIGHTS.  HIGH TIDE OCCURS LATER IN THE BACK BAYS.

DO NOT PARK YOUR VEHICLE IN AN AREA THAT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO TIDAL 
FLOODING.  ALSO DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATER, THE WATER MAY BE 
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS.

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEW JERSEY COAST.  THERE 
MAY ALSO BE SOME BEACH EROSION ASSOCIATE WITH THE STORM.

THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE OUT TO SEA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT 
REDUCING THE THREAT OF TIDAL FLOODING.  ACTUALLY STRONG OFFSHORE 
WINDS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MAY RESULT IN SOME LOW WATER 
PROBLEMS ALONG THE COAST AT THAT TIME.

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