[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Coastal Flood Warning : PHI@ 5/16/2003 11:55:43 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

WHUS41 KPHI 170402
CFWPHI
DEZ003-004-NJZ012>014-020-022>027-170900-

COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1200 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2003

...THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS AND 
BACK BAYS INCLUDING RARITAN BAY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CANCELLED THE  
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN DELAWARE...
SUSSEX.

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

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OCCURRED FRIDAY EVENING ALONG THE NEW JERSEY 
AND DELAWARE COASTS AND BACK BAYS. TIDE HEIGHTS WERE GENERALLY 6.5 
TO 7.5 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER, OR MLLW. HOWEVER...THERE MAY EVEN
HAVE BEEN ISOLATED MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING. THE HIGH TIDE SATURDAY 
MORNING WILL BE LOWER THAN FRIDAY EVENING...AND LESSENING ONSHORE 
WINDS OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL BRING AN END TO THE COASTAL FLOOD 
THREAT. THUS...THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED.

HOWEVER...COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD STILL EXPECT AREAS OF MINOR TIDAL 
FLOODING SATURDAY MORNING AND AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN 
BACK BAY AREAS WHERE WATER WILL BE INHIBITED FROM DRAINING. THE 
SATURDAY EVENING TIDE WILL BE THE HIGHER OF THE TWO DAILY HIGH TIDES.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR TIDE LEVELS AND CONDITIONS. SOME FLOOD PRONE 
ROADS MAY BE CLOSED DURING THE HIGH TIDES SATURDAY. 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... 
UPDATES OR CHANGES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON 
THE INTERNET AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI.

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