[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Coastal Flood Warning : PHI@ 05/24/2005 21:37:45

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CFWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
935 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2005

.A WESTWARD-MOVING OCEAN STORM WILL LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF 
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

NJZ012>014-020-022>027-251000-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
MIDDLESEX NJ-OCEAN NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATE WEDNESDAY AND 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST, AS WELL AS THE RARITAN 
BAYSHORE AND THE BACK BAYS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONTINUED THE 
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.

THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES...

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

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL SWING WESTWARD 
AND CLOSER TO SHORE OVERNIGHT, AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY 
NIGHT. THE ONSHORE FLOW WILL INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT, AND GALE FORCE 
WINDS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MAINLY ALONG THE 
NORTHERN HALF OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. THIS WILL CAUSE WELL ABOVE 
NORMAL TIDES FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THE ONSHORE FLOW, WHICH HAS PERSISTED FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, 
HAS COMBINED WITH THE RECENT FULL MOON TO PRODUCE MINOR TIDAL 
FLOODING DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HIGH TIDE CYCLES, PARTICULARLY 
DURING THE EVENINGS. THIS WAS HAPPENING AGAIN THIS TUESDAY EVENING, 
AS A FEW GAUGED LOCATIONS WERE NEARING OR REACHING MINOR TIDAL
FLOODING AS OF 900 PM. ALTHOUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING'S HIGH TIDES ARE
LOWER THAN TUESDAY EVENING'S, THERE STILL COULD BE LOCALIZED MINOR
TIDAL FLOODING, MAINLY IN THE BACK BAYS, SINCE THE WATER WILL HAVE 
DIFFICULTY IN DRAINING AT EBB TIDE. 

THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT ARE THROUGH 10:00 PM 
TUESDAY EVENING, AND FROM 8:45 TO 10:15 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH
TIDE OCCURS LATER ON THE BACK BAYS AND TIDAL STREAMS IN THE REGION.

WITH STRONGER NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGHER TIDES WEDNESDAY AND 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED LATE 
WEDNESDAY AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 
BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR 
MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING, BUT NOT A CERTAINTY. THESE PREDICTED TIDE 
HEIGHTS WOULD CAUSE SOME ACCESS ROADS TO BE FLOODED AROUND THE TIMES 
OF HIGH TIDE. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE SHORE REGION ARE URGED 
TO MOVE VEHICLES AWAY FROM AREAS THAT MAY FLOOD NEAR THE TIMES OF 
HIGH TIDE.  

THE FOLLOWING GIVES THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDES IN THE WATCH AREA AND 
THE EXPECTED LEVELS WITH REFERENCE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER: 

AT SANDY HOOK, NEW JERSEY, HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 9:59 PM WEDNESDAY 
EVENING WITH A FORECAST LEVEL OF BETWEEN 7.5 AND 8.0 FEET. 

AT ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 932 PM 
WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH A FORECAST LEVEL AROUND 7.5 FEET. 

AT CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, ON THE OCEAN SIDE, HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 
1005 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH A FORECAST LEVEL AROUND 8.0 FEET. 

THE ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WAVE ACTION TO 
PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE.  

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