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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Coastal Flooding Statement


...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY IN THE MORE VULNERABLE SPOTS 
DURING HIGH TIDE FRIDAY MORNING... 
 
* LOCATIONS...AREAS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING 
ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF NASSAU...KINGS AND QUEENS 
COUNTIES. 
 
* TIDAL DEPARTURES...ONE HALF TO ONE FOOT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH 
TIDE LEVELS. 
 
* TIMING...CLOSE TO THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE BETWEEN 7 AM AND 9 AM 
FRIDAY. 
 
* IMPACTS...MINOR INUNDATION IN SOME SPOTS.

ADDITIONALLY............

THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A STRONG COASTAL STORM EARLY TO MID NEXT
WEEK. THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE EVOLUTION OF THIS
SYSTEM AT THIS POINT...BUT THE THREAT EXISTS FOR A HEAVY RAIN OR
WINTRY PRECIPITATION...STRONG WIND...AND COASTAL FLOODING EVENT.

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