[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Coastal Flood Warning : PHI@ 12/5/2003 5:16:00 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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CFWPHI
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COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
505 AM EST FRI DEC 5 2003

...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEW JERSEY AND
DELAWARE COAST...FOR THE DELAWARE BAY...FOR THE RARITAN BAY...AND 
FOR THE TIDAL PORTIONS OF THE DELAWARE RIVER FOR SATURDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED A 
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH INTO SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

IN DELAWARE...
  KENT...SUSSEX AND NEW CASTLE. 

IN NEW JERSEY...
  ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...OCEAN...SALEM...CUMBERLAND...CAMDEN... 
  GLOUCESTER...MONMOUTH...MIDDLESEX AND BURLINGTON.
  
IN PENNSYLVANIA...
  DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA.

A COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM WAS BEGINNING TO ESTABLISH A STRONG ONSHORE
FLOW OVER THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. THAT FLOW WILL SPREAD FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH TODAY, AND THEN IT WILL CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST LATE
SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO SUNDAY. THE STEADY NORTHEAST FLOW COMBINED
WITH STRONG WAVE ACTION MAY RESULT IN MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING AROUND
THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ON SATURDAY AND THE FIRST PART OF SUNDAY.

TIDE LEVELS OF BETWEEN SEVEN AND EIGHT FEET MLLW ARE POSSIBLE NEAR
DAYBREAK SATURDAY, AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING, AND AGAIN AROUND DAYBREAK
SUNDAY FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS INCLUDING SANDY HOOK, SEASIDE HEIGHTS,
ATLANTIC CITY, CAPE MAY, BREAKWATER HARBOR AND FENWICK ISLAND. 

TIDE LEVELS OF BETWEEN SEVEN AND ONE HALF AND EIGHT AND ONE HALF 
FEET MLLW ARE POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE DELAWARE BAY, 
INCLUDING REEDY POINT, LATER SATURDAY MORNING, SATURDAY EVENING, AND 

SUNDAY MORNING. 

BECAUSE OF THE SUSTAINED ONSHORE FLOW, MODERATE BACK BAY FLOODING, 
TIDAL FLOODING ALONG THE RARITAN BAY SHORE LINE, AND TIDAL FLOODING 
OF THE DELAWARE RIVER FROM PHILADELPHIA SOUTH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 
BACK BAY FLOODING AND TIDAL DELAWARE FLOODING TEND TO OCCUR SEVERAL 
HOURS AFTER COASTAL FLOODING. RARITAN BAY FLOODING TENDS TO OCCUR 
AROUND THE TIME OF COASTAL FLOODING. 

THE STRONG WAVE ACTION ALSO MAY RESULT IN MODERATE BEACH EROSION 
ALONG ATLANTIC COASTAL SECTIONS. 

PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS AS THIS WEATHER 
SITUATION EVOLVES. 

$$

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION 
STATIONS OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR 
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET 
AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

$$
KRAUS/MPD



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