NWS has issued a "Coastal Flood Statement"

Coastal Flood Statement

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
400 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013

...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR HIGH TIDE CYCLES
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

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RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
400 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013

...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF LONG ISLAND AND OCEAN FACING
  SHORELINES.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...BETWEEN 1/2 AND 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL FOR
  HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL FOR
  HIGH TIDE EARLY FRIDAY.

* TIMING...DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING
  INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS
  AND/OR BASEMENTS DUE TO HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE. THERE IS NO
  SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND ANY IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS
  MINIMAL. MINOR BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE WITH 5 TO 7 FT BREAKING
  WAVES ON THE OCEAN ON FRIDAY.