[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Coastal Flood Warning : PHI@ 4/11/2003 4:05:09 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
401 AM EDT FRI APR 11 2003

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE 
NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COAST LINES...BACK BAYS AND BAYSHORES...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ CONTINUES A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 700 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...

IN DELAWARE...
KENT...SUSSEX.

IN NEW JERSEY...
CAPE MAY...MONMOUTH...OCEAN...ATLANTIC...CUMBERLAND...MIDDLESEX AND 
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON.

DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE EAST COAST WILL GENERATE STRONG 
WINDS AND STRONG WAVE ACTION INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE STIFF 
ONSHORE FLOW AND THE TIDAL DEPARTURES DUE TO PRESSURE FALLS WILL 
CAUSE WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING...BUT THE STRONG WAVE ACTION 
IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE ISOLATED MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING AROUND TIMES 
OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. RAINFALL ON FRIDAY WILL 
LIKELY EXACERBATE FLOODING. 

THE HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES...AND THE HEAVY WAVE RUNUP WILL RESULT 
IN BEACH EROSION ALONG THE COAST...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF 
HIGH TIDE.

FLOODING IN THE BACK BAYS OCCURS LATER THAN ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT.

SOME TIDAL INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

FOR SANDY HOOK ON THE BAY...THE FORECASTED HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 
4 13 THIS AFTERNOON WITH A HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE 
WILL OCCUR 4 22 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH A HEIGHT AROUND 7 AND A 
HALF FEET.

FOR SEASIDE HEIGHTS ON THE OCEAN FRONT...THE FORECASTED HIGH TIDE 
WILL OCCUR AT 3 43 THIS AFTERNOON WITH A HEIGHT BETWEEN 6 AND A HALF 
TO 7 FEET. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR 3 52 EARLY SATURDAY 
MORNING WITH A HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.

FOR ATLANTIC CITY ON THE OCEAN FRONT...THE FORECASTED HIGH TIDE WILL 
OCCUR AT 3 53 THIS AFTERNOON WITH A HEIGHT BETWEEN 6 AND A HALF TO 
7 FEET. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR 4 11 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING 
WITH A HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.

FOR CAPE MAY ON THE OCEAN FRONT...THE FORECASTED HIGH TIDE WILL 
OCCUR AT 4 20 THIS AFTERNOON WITH A HEIGHT AROUND 7 FT. THE NEXT 
HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR 4 29 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH A HEIGHT 
AROUND 7 AND A HALF FEET.

FOR BREAKWATER HARBOR ON DELAWARE BAY...THE FORECASTED HIGH TIDE 
WILL OCCUR AT 4 56 THIS AFTERNOON WITH A HEIGHT BETWEEN 6 AND A HALF 
TO 7 FEET. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR 5 26 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING 
WITH A HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.

TIDAL FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 
COUNTIES ADJACENT TO CHESAPEAKE BAY.

REMEMBER...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT MODERATE OR GREATER 
COASTAL FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING 
BEGINS AT AROUND 7 AND A HALF FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. 
COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING 
WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

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