Coastal Flood Statement issued for this evening's high tide at 11 pm

Event:

Coastal Flood Statement

Alert:

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK INTO THIS EVENING... ...LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING EXPECTED WITH TONIGHTS HIGH TIDE ALONG SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM... * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH ALONG ATLANTIC OCEAN BEACHES OF QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND UNTIL 9 PM. * SURF HEIGHT...4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST EAST. * LIGHTNING RISK...LOW. * BEACH EROSION RISK...MINOR INTO TONIGHT. * COASTAL FLOODING RISK...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING TONIGHTS HIGH TIDE BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...3/4 TO 1 1/2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOOD THRESHOLDS WILL BE REACHED AT A FEW OF THE LOWEST LYING LOCATIONS ALONG THE SHORES OF THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINOR INUNDATION OF ONLY THESE MOST VULNERABLE SPOTS.