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Monday, August 11, 2014

NWS issues Coastal Flood Advisory for tonight's 9:45 p.m. high tide




Event:Coastal Flood Advisory
Alert:
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND HIGH TIDE DURING MID EVENING 
ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF NEW YORK CITY AND NASSAU COUNTY... 
 
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING... 
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A COASTAL 
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING. 
 
* LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BACKSHORE BAYS OF BROOKLYN...QUEENS AND 
SOUTHERN NASSAU COUNTY. 
 
* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1/2 TO 1 FOOT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. 
 
* TIMING...MID EVENING. 
 
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR 
BASEMENTS. THE MAJORITY OF ROADS WILL REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY 
ISOLATED CLOSURES. 
 
* OUTLOOK...MORE WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH 
THE TUESDAY NIGHT HIGH TIDE CYCLE. 
 
...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR MID EVENING... 
COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD..... 
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. 
 
.................................(MLLW/NGVD)................. 
ROCKAWAY INLET NY....908 PM.........7.7.............MINOR.... 
E ROCKAWAY INLET NY..902 PM.........6.3.............MINOR.... 
JAMAICA BAY NY.......948 PM.........8.0.............MINOR.... 
FREEPORT GAUGE NY....946 PM.........5.5/4.7.........MINOR.... 
POINT LOOKOUT NY.....849 PM.........5.1.............MINOR....
Instructions:A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
Target Area:
Kings (Brooklyn)
Southern Nassau
Southern Queens

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