NWS: Coastal Flooding with both morning and evening high tides Saturday

NOTE:  Coastal Flooding will take place with both the morning (minor coastal flooding) and evening (moderate coastal flooding)high tides on Saturday, January 23rd, 2016.

Event:

Coastal Flood Watch

Alert:

...POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING SATURDAY EVENING.... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY EVENING. NOTE: WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO FORECAST DURING THE SATURDAY MORNING (7:30 AM HIGH TIDE CYCLE. * LOCATIONS...COASTAL LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH SHORE OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK HARBOR. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * BEACH EROSION...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ON THE SHORE OF LONG ISLAND MAY RESULT IN EROSION OF DUNES AND LOCALIZED OVERWASH FOR THE BARRIER BEACHES FROM FIRE ISLAND AND POINTS WEST. * TIMING...DURING THE SATURDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO LOCALIZED MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS. LIVES MAY BE AT RISK FOR PEOPLE WHO PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM/S WAY. ISOLATED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY BE OBSERVED. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. ...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR SATURDAY EVENING... COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL........FLOOD.... LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL..........CATEGORY. ...................................(MLLW/NGVD)................. FREEPORT GAUGE NY.....805 PM.....6.5-7.1/5.7-6.3......MAJOR.... POINT LOOKOUT NY......708 PM.....6.9-7.5/.............MODERATE. JAMAICA BAY NY........807 PM.....8.7-9.3/.............MODERATE. ROCKAWAY INLET NY.....727 PM.....8.3-8.9/.............MODERATE. E ROCKAWAY NY.........721 PM.....7.3-7.9/.............MODERATE. LINDENHURST NY........948 PM.....4.0-4.6/.............MAJOR.... ...NY HARBOR WATER LEVELS FOR SATURDAY EVENING... COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL........FLOOD.... LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL..........CATEGORY. ...................................(MLLW)...................... THE BATTERY NYC......759 PM........7.8-8.4............MINOR.... BERGEN POINT NY......758 PM........8.2-8.8............MODERATE.