[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Coastal Flood Warning : PHI@ 05/25/2005 15:22:54

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WHUS41 KPHI 251918
CFWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
316 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2005

NJZ013-014-020-022>027-260500-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING ALONG 
THE NEW JERSEY COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY HAS ISSUED A 
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NEW JERSEY COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

A PESKY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MEANDER OFF THE MIDDLE 
ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL KEEP A PERSISTENT NORTH TO 
NORTHEAST WIND ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST, RESULTING IN HIGHER THAN 
NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. IN ADDITION, HIGH SEAS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME 
ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION.

THE COMBINATION OF THE PERSISTENT ONSHORE WIND, AND THIS EVENINGS 
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FULL MOON, WILL RESULT 
IN AREAS OF MINOR TO MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING TONIGHT. THIS EVENINGS 
HIGH TIDE WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER THAN LAST EVENINGS HIGH TIDE, 
THEREFORE MORE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING. FOR 
THIS REASON, A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. REPORTS HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED OF SOME ROADS BEING CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING WITH LEVELS 
BEING THE HIGHEST IN A YEAR, ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN MONMOUTH AND CAPE 
MAY COUNTIES.

FOR SANDY HOOK, THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 9:59 PM. THE TIDE 
LEVEL IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 8.0 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER 
DURING THIS TIME.

FOR THE SEASIDE HEIGHTS OCEANFRONT, THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE OCCURS 
AT 9:29 PM. THE TIDE LEVEL IS FORECAST TO BE 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE 
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER DURING THIS TIME.

FOR THE ATLANTIC CITY OCEANFRONT, THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 
9:38 PM. THE TIDE LEVEL IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN 
LOWER LOW WATER DURING THIS TIME.

FOR THE CAPE MAY OCEANFRONT, THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 10:06 
PM. THE TIDE LEVEL IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 8.0 FEET ABOVE MEAN 
LOWER LOW WATER DURING THIS TIME.

HIGH TIDE OCCURS LATER ON THE BACK BAYS THAN ON THE OCEANFRONT.

AS THE TIDE APPROACHES MODERATE, THE LIKELIHOOD OF MORE WIDESPREAD 
ROADWAY FLOODING TYPICALLY OCCURS. AS A RESULT OF THIS, SOME ACCESS 
ROADS ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST MAY BE CLOSED FOR A TIME TONIGHT. 
AN IMPORTANT REMINDER, DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES, THE WATER MAY 
BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. BE SURE NOT TO LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT 
A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS, OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA 
OUTLET FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES.

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