COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR 7:30 AM HIGH TIDE

Coastal Flood Warning

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
114 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES THURSDAY
MORNING...

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KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
114 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EST
THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF
  WESTERN LONG ISLAND...INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...3 TO 5 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* BEACH EROSION...WAVE ACTION AND RUNUP ALONG THE OCEAN MAY
  EXACERBATE COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS OF
  6 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS ALSO
  LIKELY.

* TIMING...FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM THURSDAY...AROUND THE TIMES OF
  HIGH TIDE.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR
  BASEMENTS DUE TO STORM TIDE AND WAVE ACTION AROUND TIME OF
  HIGH TIDE. ROAD CLOSURES MAY BE NEEDED. WAVE ACTION AND RUNUP
  WILL LIKELY EXACERBATE COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

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...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR THURSDAY MORNING...

COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW)....................

E ROCKAWAY INLET NY..641 AM........6.5-7.5..........MODERATE.
ROCKAWAY INLET.......647 AM........7.5-8.5..........MODERATE.
JAMAICA BAY NY.......727 AM........8.0-9.0..........MODERATE.
FREEPORT GAUGE NY....725 AM........5.5-6.0..........MODERATE.
POINT LOOKOUT NY.....628 AM........6.5-7.0..........MODERATE.