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Sunday, April 15, 2018

Coastal Flood Advisory issued for Sunday evening's 9 pm and Monday morning's 9:30 am high tides


Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
341 AM EDT Sun Apr 15 2018

...Minor to locally Moderate Coastal Flooding with the Sunday
Evening and Monday Morning high tidal cycles...

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM EDT MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...Vulnerable locales along the Western Great South
  Bay, Jamaica Bay, New York and New Jersey Harbor and adjacent
  tidally affected rivers, as well as the Atlantic Ocean
  beachfront.

* TIDAL DEPARTURE...1 1/2 to 2 ft above astronomical tides
  Sunday Evening, and 2 to 2 1/2 ft above Monday Morning.

* TIMING...Minor coastal flooding with the Sunday Evening and
  Monday morning tidal cycles, except locally moderate along
  Western Great South Bay and Jamaica Bay.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is expected in the
  most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline.
  Expect around 1 to locally 2 feet of inundation above ground
  level in low lying, vulnerable areas. Some roads and low lying
  property including parking lots, parks, lawns and
  homes/businesses with basements near the waterfront will
  experience shallow flooding.

* SHORELINE IMPACTS...5 to 8 foot breaking waves along the
  Atlantic ocean beachfront will result in beach erosion and
  flooding with only minor damage possible to dune structures.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides
will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore.

&&

Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.

Jamaica Bay NY
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 7.5 FT, MODERATE 8.2 FT, MAJOR 9.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.6 FT, MODERATE 2.3 FT, MAJOR 3.1 FT

             Total      Total    Departure
 Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
            ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
 --------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
 14/08 PM   5.9/ 6.4   0.0/ 0.5  -0.3/ 0.2     2       None
 15/09 AM   7.0/ 7.5   1.1/ 1.6   1.0/ 1.5    2-3      None
 15/09 PM   7.8/ 8.4   2.0/ 2.5   1.4/ 1.9    2-3     Minor
 16/09 AM   8.0/ 8.5   2.1/ 2.6   1.9/ 2.3     2     Moderate
 16/10 PM   7.3/ 7.8   1.4/ 1.9   0.6/ 1.1     1      Minor
 17/10 AM   6.2/ 6.8   0.4/ 0.9   0.2/ 0.8    0-1      None

Rockaway Inlet NY
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 7.3 FT, MODERATE 8.3 FT, MAJOR 9.3 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.8 FT, MODERATE 2.8 FT, MAJOR 3.8 FT

             Total      Total    Departure
 Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
            ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
 --------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
 14/08 PM   5.7/ 6.2   0.1/ 0.6   0.0/ 0.5     3       None
 15/08 AM   6.8/ 7.3   1.2/ 1.7   1.2/ 1.7     4       None
 15/08 PM   7.8/ 8.3   2.2/ 2.7   1.8/ 2.2     5      Minor
 16/09 AM   7.8/ 8.3   2.2/ 2.7   2.1/ 2.6    5-6     Minor
 16/09 PM   7.0/ 7.5   1.4/ 1.9   0.8/ 1.3    3-4      None
 17/09 AM   6.0/ 6.5   0.4/ 0.9   0.4/ 0.9     3       None

East Rockaway NY
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 6.0 FT, MODERATE 7.0 FT, MAJOR 8.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.0 FT, MODERATE 2.0 FT, MAJOR 3.0 FT

             Total      Total    Departure
 Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
            ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
 --------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
 14/08 PM   4.9/ 5.4  -0.2/ 0.3  -0.2/ 0.3     0       None
 15/08 AM   5.9/ 6.4   0.9/ 1.4   1.1/ 1.6     0      Minor
 15/08 PM   6.9/ 7.4   1.9/ 2.3   1.7/ 2.2     0     Moderate
 16/09 AM   6.8/ 7.3   1.8/ 2.2   2.0/ 2.5    3-4    Moderate
 16/09 PM   6.2/ 6.8   1.3/ 1.8   0.9/ 1.4    3-4     Minor
 17/09 AM   5.1/ 5.6   0.1/ 0.6   0.2/ 0.8     3       None

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