[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Coastal Flood Warning : PHI@ 10/7/2006 1:53:04 PM

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WHUS41 KPHI 071752
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
152 PM EDT SAT OCT 7 2006

DEZ001>004-NJZ012>014-016-020>027-080200-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-061008T0600Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
152 PM EDT SAT OCT 7 2006

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION WILL CONTRAST SHARPLY
WITH LOW PRESSURE OFF THE EAST COAST... RESULTING IN THE STRONG
ONSHORE FLOW. THIS MORNING'S HIGH TIDE CYCLE PRODUCED WIDESPREAD
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WITH SEVERAL AREAS REACHING MODERATE FLOODING.
ROADS WERE IMPASSABLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER HIGH TIDE... ESPECIALLY
AROUND WILDWOOD AND ACROSS LONG BEACH ISLAND

THE ONSHORE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUNDAY AND THE TIDAL
FLOODING WILL DIMINISH. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS EVENING
ALONG THE SHORE WILL BRING MORE CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THIS
MORNINGS. ALL HEIGHTS ARE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES AND THE WATER LEVEL
FORECASTS FOR AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND INTO DELAWARE BAY.

AT SANDY HOOK... NJ...HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING WILL OCCUR AROUND
8:40 PM WITH WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 7.0 AND 7.5 FEET.

AT SEASIDE HEIGHTS... NJ...HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING WILL OCCUR AT
8:18 PM WITH A HEIGHT 6.5 TO 7.0 FEET.

AT ATLANTIC CITY... NJ...HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING WILL OCCUR AT
8:22 PM WITH A HEIGHT AROUND 7.0 FEET.

AT CAPE MAY... NJ...HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING WILL OCCUR AT 8:55 PM
WITH A HEIGHT AROUND 7.5 FEET.

AT BREAKWATER HARBOR... DE...HIGH TIDE EARLY TONIGHT WILL OCCUR
AT 9:36 PM WITH A HEIGHT BETWEEN 7.0 AND 7.5 FEET.

AT FENWICK ISLAND... DE...HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING WILL OCCUR AT
8:34 PM WITH A HEIGHT BETWEEN 6.5 AND 7.0 FEET.

AT REEDY POINT... DE...HIGH TIDE TONIGHT WILL OCCUR AROUND 12:21
AM SUNDAY WITH WATER LEVELS 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. REMEMBER TO MOVE YOUR CAR TO HIGHER GROUND PRIOR TO
THE HIGH TIDE. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION. PAY ATTENTION TO LOCAL OFFICIALS REGARDING THE
APPROPRIATE ACTIONS FOR YOUR AREA.

$$

NJZ017>019-PAZ070-071-080200-
/O.EXT.KPHI.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-061008T1100Z/
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
152 PM EDT SAT OCT 7 2006

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...

THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. AS
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION WILL CONTRAST SHARPLY
WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN... RESULTING IN
A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW. THIS ONSHORE FLOW WILL LIKELY KEEP THE
TIDES FROM RECEDING COMPLETELY FROM THE DELAWARE RIVER...THEREBY
ALLOWING THE TIDAL WATER LEVEL TO BUILD. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS
OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND
ONCE AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

HIGH TIDES OCCUR ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER BETWEEN 1:00 PM AND
4:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON...AND BETWEEN 2:00 AM AND 5:00 AM EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.

IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA OR TRAVEL IN REGIONS THAT ARE PRONE TO
TIDAL FLOODING...SUCH AS THE ADMIRAL WILSON BOULEVARD IN CAMDEN
NEW JERSEY...PLEASE TAKE THE EXPECTED FLOODING INTO ACCOUNT. DO
NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.

THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SUNDAY AND THIS
WILL REDUCE THE THREAT OF TIDAL FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

$$

OHARA/EBERWINE