Coatal Flood Warnings Issued NJ & DE coastline

[Stephanie]

Coastal Flood Warning
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
458 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

DEZ002>004-NJZ012>014-020>027-251700-
/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-
458 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

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

HURRICANE WILMA, ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE DELAWARE 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 EARLY TODAY. THE LOW IS ALSO
EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM DELAWARE AND NEW
JERSEY TONIGHT ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING 50 TO 55 MPH FROM THE NORTHEAST
FOR SEVERAL HOURS, AND WILL FOR ANOTHER FEW 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.

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.

$$

EBERWINE






--------------------------------------------------------------------------------