[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Coastal Flood Warning : PHI@ 1/3/2006 12:01:56 AM

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WHUS41 KPHI 030501
CFWPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1201 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2006

NJZ012>014-020-022>027-031200-
/O.UPG.KPHI.CF.A.0001.060103T1300Z-060104T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.W.0001.060103T1200Z-060104T0400Z/
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
1201 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2006

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NEW JERSEY HAS ISSUED
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM
EST TUESDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE VIRGINIA COAST TONIGHT WILL
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
THIS LOW WILL MERGE WITH ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING
THE REGION FROM THE OHIO VALLEY. AS A RESULT, A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY AND GROW EVEN STRONGER
AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES. THE COMBINATION OF A
STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL RESULT IN
MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE NEW JERSEY SHORE
TUESDAY MORNING, WITH CONTINUED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TUESDAY
EVENING WITH POCKETS OF MODERATE FLOODING.

HIGH TIDE ON TUESDAY MORNING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE OCEAN BETWEEN
930 AND 1130 AM. THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE LATE TUESDAY EVENING OCCUR
BETWEEN 1000 PM AND MIDNIGHT. HIGH TIDE OCCURS LATER ALONG THE
RARITAN BAY AND ALONG THE BACK BAYS. MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING IS
LIKELY DURING THE MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE WHICH IS ABOUT A FOOT
HIGHER THAN THE EVENING CYCLE. POCKETS OF MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING CYCLE. MODERATE TIDAL
FLOODING GENERALLY OCCURS WHEN THE TIDE LEVELS EXCEED 7.5 FEET
ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

FOR SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY, TUESDAY MORNING'S HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT
1007 AM...WHEN THE WATER LEVEL IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 8.0 FEET
ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TUESDAY EVENING'S HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT
1045 PM...WHEN THE WATER LEVEL IS FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN 7.0 AND
7.5 FEET.

FOR SEASIDE HEIGHTS NEW JERSEY ON THE OCEANFRONT, TUESDAY
MORNING'S HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 937 AM WHEN THE WATER LEVEL IS
FORECAST TO BE AROUND 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TUESDAY
EVENING'S HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 1015 PM WHEN THE WATER LEVEL IS
FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN 6.5 AND 7.0 FEET.

FOR ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY ON THE OCEAN, TUESDAY MORNING'S HIGH
TIDE OCCURS AT 942 AM... WHEN THE WATER LEVEL IS FORECAST TO BE
AROUND 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TUESDAY EVENING'S
HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 1014 PM WHEN THE WATER LEVEL IS FORECAST TO
BE AROUND 6.5 FEET.

FOR CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY ON THE OCEAN, TUESDAY MORNING'S HIGH TIDE
OCCURS AT 1051 AM WHEN THE WATER LEVEL IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 8.0
FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TUESDAY EVENING'S HIGH TIDE
OCCURS AT 1122 PM WHEN THE WATER LEVEL IS FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN
7.0 AND 7.5 FEET.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY...SUCH AS PARKING CARS IN AREAS NOT PRONE TO FLOODING.

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