Coastal Flood Watch Issued for Broad Channel area....

Event:	Coastal Flood Watch
Alert:	...INCREASING THREAT OF MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...COASTLINES OF LONG ISLAND SOUND...THE SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND...AND NEW YORK HARBOR. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1 1/2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES SUNDAY NIGHT. 2 TO 3 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES MONDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER DEPARTURES DEPENDENT UPON THE TRACK OF SANDY. * BEACH EROSION...MAJOR BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND AND SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND BEGINNING MONDAY. * TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH THE EVENING HIGH TIDES ON SUNDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD MODERATE FLOODING BY MONDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE AND LASTING UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD MODERATE FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH TIDES MONDAY COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF VULNERABLE AREAS ALONG ALL THE COAST LINES. A PERSISTENT AND INCREASING EASTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME...KEEPING AREAS POSSIBLY FLOODED DURING SUCCESSIVE HIGH TIDE CYCLES. MONDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE... COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD..... LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. ...................................(MLLW).................... THE BATTERY NYC.....831 AM.........8.7.............MODERATE.. BERGEN POINT NY.....830 AM.........9.2.............MODERATE.. E ROCKAWAY INLET NY.814 AM.........7.6.............MODERATE.. FREEPORT GAGE NY....858 AM..........6.1.............MODERATE.. KINGS POINT NY......1159 AM........11.7............MODERATE.. LATTINGTOWN NY......1158 AM........11.2............MODERATE.. STAMFORD CT.........1131 AM........10.1............MODERATE.. BRIDGEPORT CT.......1128 AM........11.7............MODERATE.. NEW LONDON CT.......928 AM.........5.2.............MINOR.....
Instructions:	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.
Target Area:	Bronx Kings (Brooklyn) New York (Manhattan) Northeast Suffolk Northern Nassau Northern Queens Northwest Suffolk Richmond (Staten Is.) Southeast Suffolk Southern Nassau Southern Queens Southern Westchester Southwest Suffolk