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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Coastal Flood Advisory in effect until midnight tonight.....




Event:Coastal Flood Advisory
Alert:
 
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... 
 
* LOCATIONS...ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF NEW YORK CITY AND 
WESTERN LONG ISLAND. 
 
* TIDAL DEPARTURES...3/4 TO 1 1/2 FEET. 
 
* TIMING...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. 
 
* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL JUST REACH COASTAL FLOOD THRESHOLDS 
DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING AND EXCEED IT BY A 
FEW TENTHS TONIGHT...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE MOST VULNERABLE BACK 
BAY LOCATIONS. THIS WILL RESULT IN BRIEF INUNDATION OF 
VULNERABLE ROADS AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES IN LOW AREAS ALONG THE 
SHORE. 
 

...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR THIS EVENING... 
COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD..... 
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. 
 
.................................(MLLW/NGVD)................. 
ROCKAWAY INLET NY....739 PM.........7.8.............MINOR.... 
E ROCKAWAY INLET NY..733 PM.........6.3.............MINOR.... 
JAMAICA BAY NY.......819 PM.........8.0.............MINOR.... 
FREEPORT GAUGE NY....817 PM.........5.5/4.5.........MINOR.... 
POINT LOOKOUT NY.....720 PM.........5.9.............MINOR.... 
LINDENHURST NY......1000 PM.........3.6.............MINOR....

Instructions:A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

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