| Event: | Coastal Flood Advisory |
| Alert: | ...WIDESPREAD MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT AND PROBABLY FRIDAY NIGHT... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF QUEENS...BROOKLYN AND SOUTHERN NASSAU COUNTY. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1 1/2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...MINOR TO LOCALIZED MODERATE FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDES BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR 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. THIS TYPE OF EVENT IS COVERED BY A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. ...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.....812 PM.....5.3-5.9/4.5-5.1.......MODERATE.. POINT LOOKOUT NY......715 PM.....5.7-6.3/..............MINOR..... JAMAICA BAY NY........814 PM.....7.8-8.4/..............MINOR..... ROCKAWAY INLET NY.....734 PM.....7.3-7.9/..............MINOR..... E ROCKAWAY NY.........728 PM.....6.2-6.8/..............MINOR..... LINDENHURST NY........955 PM.....2.9-3.5/..............MINOR..... |
| Instructions: | A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. |
NOTE: the below pictures depict the tidal flooding on West 12th Road during last night's (Wednesday's) 7:30 pm high tide which peaked at approximately 7.4 feet. This evening's 8 pm high tide height may peak at more than 8 feet..
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