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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

NWS issues Coastal Flood Advisory for this morning's 9:30 am high tide


Updated at 7:28 a.m.
Event:Coastal Flood Advisory
Alert:
...MINOR COASTAL IMPACTS TODAY AND TONIGHT... 
 
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT 
TODAY... 
 
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING... 
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD 
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING. 
 
* LOCATIONS...LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS 
OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND...QUEENS...AND BROOKLYN. 
 
* TIDAL DEPARTURES...3/4 TO 1 1/2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES 
THIS MORNING AND 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES THIS 
EVENING. 
 
* BEACH EROSION...MINOR BEACH EROSION POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON 
INTO THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND 
FROM 5 TO 8 FT SURF. 
 
* COASTAL FLOODING TIMING...AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS 
MORNING AND THIS EVENING. 
 
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS 
AND/OR ADJACENT PROPERTIES DUE TO HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE 
SPLASHOVER. MAJORITY OF ROADS REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY 
ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND 
ANY IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL. 
 
...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR THIS MORNING... 
COASTAL..............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD..... 
LOCATION.............HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. 
 
...................................(MLLW/NGVD)................. 
E ROCKAWAY INLET NY...841 AM......6.7-7.0/...........MINOR..... 
FREEPORT GAUGE NY.....926 AM......5.6-5.9/4.7-5.0....MODERATE.. 
INWOOD NY.............928 AM......8.2-8.5/...........MINOR..... 
ROCKAWAY INLET NY.....848 AM......7.7-8.0/...........MINOR..... 
POINT LOOKOUT NY......829 AM......6.0-6.3/...........MINOR..... 
 
...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR THIS EVENING... 
COASTAL..............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD..... 
LOCATION.............HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. 
 
...................................(MLLW/NGVD)................. 
E ROCKAWAY INLET NY...911 PM......6.1-6.4/............MINOR.... 
FREEPORT GAUGE NY.....955 PM......5.4-5.7/4.6-4.9.....MINOR.... 
INWOOD NY.............957 PM......7.3-7.6/............NONE..... 
ROCKAWAY INLET NY.....917 PM......6.9-7.2/............NONE..... 
POINT LOOKOUT NY......858 PM......5.5-5.8/............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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