[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Coastal Flood Warning : PHI@ 10/25/2005 10:11:42 AM

[n2qae at arrl.net]

WHUS41 KPHI 251408
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1008 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

DEZ002>004-NJZ012>014-020>027-252200-
/X.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051025T2200Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
1008 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

HURRICANE WILMA, ABOUT 400 MILES EAST OF THE DELMARVA COAST, WILL
CONTINUE TO RACE RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND INTO THE NORTH
ATLANTIC. MEANWHILE...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THIS LOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO
MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE ONSHORE FLOW WILL CAUSE
TIDAL DEPARTURES TO BUILD BY AS MUCH AS 3 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS.
AS A RESULT... WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED
AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF MODERATE
TIDAL FLOODING ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME
NORTHERLY AND THEN NORTHWESTERLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

HEAVY WAVE ACTION WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH WAVES OF
10 FEET CRASHING ON THE BEACH AND CAUSING MORE EROSION IN NEW
JERSEY AND DELAWARE. THE WAVES AT THE DELAWARE BUOY WERE UP TO
22 FEET THIS MORNING. THE HEAVY SURF AND THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAIN
WILL LIKELY WORSEN ANY TIDAL FLOODING.

AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE AROUND THIS
AFTERNOON'S HIGH TIDE. FOR THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COUNTIES
INCLUDED IN THE WARNING... 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 APPEARS IMMINENT... A COASTAL FLOOD
WARNING IS ISSUED.

THE BACK BAYS ARE ALSO SWOLLEN... SO THERE MAY BE SOME ACCESS
ROADS FLOODED AN HOUR OR TWO BEFORE AND AFTER THE HIGH TIDE. AND
SOME ROADS MAY BE CLOSED FOR A TIME. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND
BARRICADES... THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS.

REMEMBER TO MOVE YOUR CARE TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE.

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