Coastal Flood Advisory Update

Event:	Coastal Flood Advisory
Alert:	...EPISODES OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE FROM QUEENS EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK COUNTIES. * TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SATURDAY. BEACH EROSION THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS LESS THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN MOST VULNERABLE LOW LYING AREAS. OCEAN BEACH EROSION AND WASHOVER DUE TO 5 TO 8 FOOT BREAKING WAVES. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...AROUND 2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS THROUGH SATURDAY. ...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT... COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD..... LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. .................................(MLLW/NGVD)................. ROCKAWAY INLET NY...1224 AM........7.5.............MINOR..... FREEPORT GAUGE NY....102 AM........5.3/4.5.........MINOR..... LINDENHURST NY.......245 AM........3.4.............MINOR.....
Instructions:	A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
Target Area:	Southern Nassau Southern Queens Southwest Suffolk