[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Coastal Flood Warning : PHI@ 5/16/2003 3:54:00 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

WHUS41 KPHI 161959
CFWPHI
DEZ003-004-NJZ012>014-020-022>027-170400-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
400 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2003

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THIS EVENING ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND 
DELAWARE COASTS AND BACK BAYS INCLUDING RARITAN BAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A COASTAL 
FLOOD WARNING THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN DELAWARE...
SUSSEX.

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

GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND UNUSUALLY HIGH SPRING TIDES 
ASSOCIATED WITH LAST NIGHT'S FULL MOON WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SOME 
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WITH THE HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING ALONG THE 
NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEAN FRONT AND BACK BAYS...INCLUDING 
RARITAN BAY. COASTAL FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT IN DELAWARE 
BAY. 

WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND WAVE ACTION ALONG THE COAST THIS 
EVENING...BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF 
HIGH TIDE.  

WHILE THE ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY...THEY 
WILL DIMINISH IN SPEED SATURDAY...LESSENING THE THREAT OF LATER 
MODERATE FLOODING. LOCALLY MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE 
ALONG THE COAST AND BACK BAYS SATURDAY MORNING AND EVENING... 
ESPECIALLY IF THE BACK BAYS ARE UNABLE TO DRAIN.

HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST WILL OCCUR 
BETWEEN 830 PM AND 930 PM...AND ALONG THE DELAWARE COAST BETWEEN 845 
PM AND 1000 PM. TIDES IN THE BACK BAYS USUALLY OCCUR A BIT LATER 
THAN ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT. TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 1 1/2 FEET 
ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED...WHICH WOULD PUSH THE TIDES 
TO BETWEEN 7 AND 8 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER THIS EVENING.

CONTINUE TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY PREPARATIONS. SOME FLOOD PRONE 
ROADWAYS MAY BE CLOSED DURING THE HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. PLEASE DO 
NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES.

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.

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KRAUS


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