[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 07/21/2005 10:21:36

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WWUS81 KPHI 211420
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1011 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2005

DEZ002>004-MDZ015-019-020-NJZ012>014-020>027-221000-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT DE-
MIDDLESEX NJ-OCEAN NJ-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
TALBOT MD-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC CITY...DOVER...NEW BRUNSWICK...
PERTH AMBOY AND VINELAND
1011 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2005

...HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
POCKETS OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING THE NEXT TWO EVENINGS ALONG THE OCEAN
FRONT AND OVERNIGHT IN DELAWARE AND CHESAPEAKE BAYS...

THE FULL PERIGEAN MOON WILL OCCUR TODAY. THE EVENING HIGH TIDE
ALONG THE ATLANTIC OCEAN IN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE WILL REACH ABOVE
6 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN MANY LOCATIONS AND IN MORE SUSCEPTIBLE
AREAS WILL EXCEED THE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING THRESHOLD. THE FRIDAY
MORNING HIGH TIDE WILL BE ABOUT A FOOT TO A FOOT AND A HALF LOWER 
AND NO PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. BUT, ADDITIONAL MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IN
VULNERABLE AREAS IS LIKELY AGAIN LATE FRIDAY EVENING AND MAY ALSO BE
REPEATED LATE SATURDAY EVENING. IN DELAWARE AND CHESAPEAKE BAYS, HIGH
TIDES WILL OCCUR LATER AT NIGHT.  

SINCE THERE ARE NO STORMS, OR STRONG ONSHORE WINDS, THE TIDE WILL 
GENTLY RISE AND FALL, BUT IN SOME INSTANCES ADVANCE UP TO THE EDGE 
OF SOME ROADWAYS SINCE THERE ARE LOCATIONS ALONG THE COASTAL BACK
BAYS THAT DO TAKE ON A LITTLE MORE WATER APPROACHING 5 AND A HALF
FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. IN THAT CASE, SOME AUTOMOBILES MAY HAVE TO
BE MOVED. 

THE ASTRONOMICAL SETUP THIS MONTH IS REFERRED TO AS THE PERIGEAN 
SPRING TIDE. WITH THE MOON A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE EARTH THE 
GRAVITATION EFFECT IS ALSO GREATER. THIS IS INCREASED EVEN FURTHER 
AS THE PERIGEE NEARLY COINCIDES WITH THE FULL MOON. AS A RESULT, THE 
TIDAL DEPARTURES ARE HIGHER THAN AT OTHER TIMES DURING THE LUNAR 
CYCLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WATER LEVELS ON LARGER RIVERS, AND BAYS WILL ALSO BE HIGHER THAN 
NORMAL, BUT NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

PERSONS ARE ADVISED NOT TO PARK THEIR VEHICLES IN LOCATIONS THAT ARE 
PRONE TO MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AND DO NOT TAKE ROADS THAT ARE PRONE 
TO MINOR TIDAL FLOODING DURING THE TIMES OF THE EVENING HIGH TIDE. 
PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE ON ROADS THAT HAVE BEEN BARRICADED. 
 
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