[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Coastal Flood Warning : PHI@ 10/24/2005 3:41:27 PM

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/X.EXA.KPHI.CF.A.0001.051025T0600Z-051025T2200Z/
KENT-CUMBERLAND-
340 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT TO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR 
NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE FOR LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.  THE WATCH 
INCLUDES THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF MIDDLESEX, MONMOUTH, OCEAN, 
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, ATLANTIC AND CAPE MAY, AS WELL AS SUSSEX 
COUNTY IN DELAWARE.  THE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN EXTENDED TO INCLUDE 
KENT COUNTY IN DELAWARE AND CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY.

HURRICANE WILMA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND OUT OVER THE 
ATLANTIC OCEAN TONIGHT AND ITS CENTER SHOULD PASS ABOUT 400 MILES TO 
THE EAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON TUESDAY MORNING.  MEANWHILE, 
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE MID 
ATLANTIC COAST ON TUESDAY MORNING.  THE LOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MOVE 
TO THE NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON TUESDAY 
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE FOR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.  THE ONSHORE 
FLOW WILL CAUSE TIDAL DEPARTURES TO BUILD.  WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL 
FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT. 
FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON'S HIGH TIDE, AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING 
ARE EXPECTED.

HEAVY SURF WILL IMPACT THE COAST DURING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY 
RESULTING IN MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION.  THE HEAVY SURF AND 
THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY WORSEN ANY TIDAL FLOODING.

THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND 
DELAWARE OCEANFRONT OCCUR BETWEEN 2:00 AND 3:00 AM WITH WIDESPREAD 
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING EXPECTED AROUND THAT TIME.  HIGH TIDE OCCURS 
LATER ALONG RARITAN BAY, DELAWARE BAY, AND ALONG THE BACK BAYS.

AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE AROUND TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON'S HIGH TIDE.  FOR THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COUNTIES 
INCLUDED IN THE WATCH, MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING GENERALLY OCCURS WHEN 
THE TIDE LEVELS EXCEED 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AT THE 
FOLLOWING TIDE GAGES.

FOR SANDY HOOK, NEW JERSEY, TUESDAY AFTERNOON'S HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 
2:42 PM AND IT IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER 
LOW WATER.

FOR SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY ON THE OCEANFRONT, TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON'S HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 2:12 PM AND IT IS FORECAST TO BE 
AROUND 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

FOR ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, TUESDAY AFTERNOON'S HIGH TIDE OCCURS 
AT 2:27 PM AND IT IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER 
LOW WATER.

FOR CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY ON THE OCEANFRONT, TUESDAY AFTERNOON'S HIGH 
TIDE OCCURS AT 2:49 PM AND IT IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 7.5 TO 8 
FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

FOR BREAKWATER HARBOR, DELAWARE, TUESDAY AFTERNOON'S HIGH TIDE 
OCCURS AT 3:39 PM AND IT IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 7.5 FEET ABOVE 
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

FOR FENWICK ISLAND, DELAWARE, TUESDAY AFTERNOON'S HIGH TIDE OCCURS 
AT 2:28 PM AND IT IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER 
LOW WATER.  

WHEN MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED, A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS 
ISSUED UP TO 36 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE EVENT.  A COASTAL FLOOD 
WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED AS THE EVENT DRAWS NEARER IN TIME.

AT THE MODERATE LEVEL THERE IS USUALLY WIDESPREAD ROADWAY FLOODING.  
AS A RESULT, MOST ACCESS ROADS ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND 
DELAWARE MAY BE IMPACTED.  SOME ROADS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED FOR A 
TIME.  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.

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