[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Coastal Flood Warning : PHI@ 1/31/2006 4:50:30 AM

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WHUS41 KPHI 310948
CFWPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
448 AM EST TUE JAN 31 2006

NJZ013-014-020-026-311800-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.W.0002.060131T1300Z-060131T1800Z/
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN-
448 AM EST TUE JAN 31 2006

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

LOW PRESSURE IS TAKING SHAPE ALONG THE DELMARVA PENINSULA THIS MORNING
AND WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EAST TO NORTHEAST
WIND WILL INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS WILL
CAUSE THE TIDES TO DEPART FROM NORMAL BY ABOUT 2 TO 2 1/2 FEET. AS
A RESULT, MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
THIS MORNING.

FOR SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY... THIS MORNING'S HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT
857 AM...WHEN THE WATER LEVEL IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 8.0 FEET
ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. AT THIS LEVEL, THE MORE VULNERABLE 
ACCESS ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. 

FOR SEASIDE HEIGHTS NEW JERSEY ON THE OCEANFRONT... THIS MORNING'S
HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 827 AM WHEN THE WATER LEVEL IS FORECAST TO BE
AROUND 7.6 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. 

AT THESE LEVELS, THE MORE VULNERABLE ACCESS ROADS WILL BECOME
IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. AND REMEMBER, MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER
GROUND BEFORE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

ADDING TO THE PROBLEM WILL BE A STEADY RAIN WHICH WILL NOT RUN OFF
AS THE TIDE IS COMING IN. THE FLOODING ON SOME OF THE STREETS
WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER AS A RESULT OF THE RAIN.

MORNING COMMUTERS IN THE FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD LEAVE A LITTLE 
SOONER FOR WORK TO AVOID ANY DETOURS CAUSED BY THE FLOODING. 

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. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED STREETS.

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