Updated as of 4:30 am, Saturday, January 23rd, 2016
| Event: | Coastal Flood Warning |
| Alert: | ...WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL IMPACTS THIS MORNING AND
TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SUNDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
* LOCATIONS...COASTAL LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH SHORE OF
NYC...AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL LONG ISLAND.
* TIDAL DEPARTURES...3 TO 3 1/2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
THIS MORNING AND EVENING.
* TIMING...MODERATE TO LOCALLY MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THIS
MORNING AND EVENINGS HIGH TIDE CYCLE. THE MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING
THREAT IS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE SOUTH SHORE BAY LOCALES OF
NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES...WITH UP TO 3 FT OF INUNDATION.
* BEACH IMPACTS...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES
ON THE ATLANTIC OCEAN SHORELINE OF LONG ISLAND MAY RESULT IN
EROSION OF DUNES AND LOCALIZED OVERWASH FOR THE BARRIER BEACHES
FROM FIRE ISLAND AND POINTS WEST TODAY INTO SUNDAY.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MODERATE TO LOCALIZED MAJOR COASTAL
FLOODING THIS MORNING AND EVENING WITH INUNDATION SEVERE ENOUGH
TO CAUSE ISOLATED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD
FLOODING OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND PROPERTIES. NUMEROUS
ROADS WILL LIKELY BE IMPASSABLE. LIVES MAY BE AT RISK FOR PEOPLE
WHO PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM/S WAY.
...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR THIS MORNING...
COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.......FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.........CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW/NGVD).................
FREEPORT GAUGE NY.....737 AM.....6.7-7.2/5.9-6.4......MAJOR....
POINT LOOKOUT NY......640 AM.....7.1-7.6/.............MODERATE.
JAMAICA BAY NY........739 AM.....8.9-9.4/.............MODERATE.
ROCKAWAY INLET NY.....659 AM.....8.7-9.2/.............MODERATE.
E ROCKAWAY NY.........653 AM.....7.6-8.1/.............MODERATE.
LINDENHURST NY........920 AM.....4.2-4.6/.............MAJOR....
...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR THIS EVENING...
COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.......FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.........CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW/NGVD).................
FREEPORT GAUGE NY.....805 PM.....6.5-7.0/5.6-6.2......MAJOR....
POINT LOOKOUT NY......708 PM.....6.7-7.2/.............MODERATE.
JAMAICA BAY NY........807 PM.....8.5-9.0/.............MODERATE.
ROCKAWAY INLET NY.....727 PM.....8.2-8.7/.............MODERATE.
E ROCKAWAY NY.........721 PM.....7.1-7.6/.............MODERATE.
LINDENHURST NY........948 PM.....4.1-4.6/.............MAJOR....
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| Instructions: | A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. |
| Target Area: |
Southern Nassau
Southern Queens
Southwest Suffolk |
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