Coastal Flood Watch-NJ-DE-MD
Posted: (September 24, 2008 07:01 am)






COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 536 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008
Expiration: 1100 PM EDT THU SEP 25 2008

KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
531 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OFF THE
COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD INTO
THE CAROLINAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH
THURSDAY... AND THESE STRONG WINDS... COMBINED WITH HIGH
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES... MAY RESULT IN MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING
AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. ENHANCED WAVE ACTIONS ALONG THE
COAST... AS WELL AS HEAVY RAIN... COULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO
COASTAL FLOODING AS WELL.

AT ATLANTIC CITY... NEW JERSEY... HIGH TIDE IS AT 5:15 PM EDT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON... AND THE HEIGHT IS FORECAST TO BE 6.5 TO
7.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

AT CAPE MAY... NEW JERSEY... HIGH TIDE IS AT 6:19 PM EDT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON... AND THE HEIGHT IS FORECAST TO BE 7.0 TO 7.5 FEET
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

AT BREAKWATER HARBOR... DELAWARE... HIGH TIDE IS AT 6:30 PM
THURSDAY EVENING... AND THE HEIGHT IS FORECAST TO BE 7.0 TO
7.5 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

AT FENWICK ISLAND... DELAWARE... HIGH TIDE IS AT 5:17 PM EDT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON... AND THE HEIGHT IS FORECAST TO BE 6.5 TO
7.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

WITH A PERSISTENT STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW AND HIGH WAVES, THERE WILL
BE A HIGH RISK OF ENHANCED RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE COASTS OF
NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS WELL.