[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Coastal Flood Warning : PHI@ 9/19/2003 10:09:07 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WHUS41 KPHI 200157
CFWPHI
MDZ008-012-015-019-020-201245-

COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
947 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ IS CONTINUING THE 
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING ON THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY UNTIL 5 AM EDT 
SATURADY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

IN MARYLAND...
CAROLINE...CECIL...KENT...QUEEN ANNE'S AND TALBOT.

WATER LEVELS IN THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY CONTINUE TO RECEDE THIS 
EVENING AND THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH 
LITTLE, IF ANY, RISES DUE TO THE INCOMING TIDE. 

THE WATER LEVEL AT TOLCHESTER WAS 2.4 FEET OR 1.6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. 
AT CAMBRIDGE IT WAS 2.9 FT OR 1.4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THE NEXT HIGH 
TIDE AT TOLCHESTER IS 333 AM SATURDAY MORNING...1221 AM SATURDAY AT 
CAMBRIDGE AND 125 AM SATURDAY AT KENT NARROWS. 

THE LEVEL OF THE TIDE IS CONSISTENT WITH MINOR TIDAL LEVELS AND WILL 
CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE 
BAY ARE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. 

THE SEVERE TO RECORD FLOODING THAT OCCURRED IN THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE 
BAY EARLIER TODAY WAS CAUSED BY A 5 TO 7 FOOT TIDAL SURGE WHICH WAS 
CAUSED BY THE WINDS OF ISABEL.  THIS SURGE WAS ON TOP OF THE NORMAL 
TIDE HEIGHT AND WIND WAVES. 

WEATHERWISE A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE
BAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

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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.

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