NWS issues Coastal Flood Advisory

Coastal Flood Advisory

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1237 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE COASTAL IMPACTS EXPECTED TONIGHT...
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1237 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY.

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL LOCATIONS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF
  NASSAU...QUEENS AND SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 1/2 TO 2 1/2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
  TONIGHT.

* TIMING...MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED
  WITH TONIGHTS HIGH TIDE CYCLES. MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE
  COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH WEDNESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE
  CYCLE.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE
  SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS 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.

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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...SOUTH SHORE BAYS WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT...

COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.......FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.........CATEGORY..
...................................(MLLW/NGVD).................

FREEPORT GAUGE NY.....906 PM.....5.5-6.0/4.7-5.2......MODERATE.
POINT LOOKOUT NY......830 PM.....5.9-6.4/.............MINOR....
JAMAICA BAY NY........908 PM.....7.6-8.1/.............MINOR....
ROCKAWAY INLET NY.....828 PM.....7.2-7.7/.............MINOR....
E ROCKAWAY NY.........824 PM.....6.2-6.7/.............MINOR....
LINDENHURST NY.......1049 PM.....3.3-3.8/.............MODERATE.