[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Coastal Flood Warning : PHI@ 4/11/2003 10:06:25 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1001 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.

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL GENERATE ONSHORE
WINDS AND HEAVY WAVE ACTION INTO SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...
HIGH THAN NORMAL TIDAL DEPARTURES 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. WAVES AT THE DELAWARE LIGHT BUOY WERE 12 TO 13 FT...
7 FT JUST OFF AVALON NEW JERSEY AND 8 TO 9 FT FOUR MILES OFF LITTLE
EGG INLET NEW JERSEY. 

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.

SOME MINOR TIDAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN SOME AREAS OVER MARYLAND 
EASTERN SHORE COUNTIES ADJACENT TO CHESAPEAKE BAY.

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