NWS: Updated Coastal Flood Watch

Event:

Coastal Flood Watch

Alert:

...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE BLIZZARD... ...HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION EXPECTED... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...COASTS OF LOWER NEW YORK HARBOR AND THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...MOST LIKELY 1 1/2 TO 2 1/2 FT ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WITH POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 3 FT. * TIMING...1 TO 4 AM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * BEACH EROSION IMPACTS... BEACH EROSION AND WASHOVERS ALONG OCEAN FACING BARRIER BEACHES DUE TO 6 TO 9 FT WAVES AND THE HIGH STORM TIDE. A FEW EXPOSED WATER FRONT STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED. * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS. ...MOST LIKELY NY HARBOR WATER LEVELS FOR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD..... LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. ...................................(MLLW).................... THE BATTERY NYC.....137 AM........6.2-7.2.........NONE..... BERGEN POINT NY.....135 AM........6.4-7.4.........MINOR.... ...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD..... LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. .................................(MLLW/NGVD)................. ROCKAWAY INLET NY....105 AM....6.2-7.2/............NONE...... E ROCKAWAY INLET NY.1259 AM....5.5-6.5/............MINOR..... JAMAICA BAY NY.......145 AM....7.1-8.1/............MINOR..... FREEPORT GAUGE NY....143 AM....5.2-6.2/4.4-5.4.....MODERATE.. POINT LOOKOUT NY....1246 AM....5.7-6.7/............MODERATE.. LINDENHURST NY.......326 AM....3.2-4.2/............MODERATE..