COASTAL FLOOD WARNING

COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY.

AS THE NORTHEAST FLOW INCREASES TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... WATER IS GOING TO GET PUSHED TOWARD THE COAST AND WITH THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE CYCLE IN A FULL MOON PHASE... TIDES ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGHER THAN NORMAL. BEGINNING WITH THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE BEGINNING TONIGHT THROUGH THE NEXT 2 HIGH TIDE CYCLES... LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING... EXPECT WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING.

AT WACHAPREAGUE... HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 10:03 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WATER LEVEL REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 6.0 AND 6.5 FEET... OR BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT WACHAPREAGUE BEGINS AT 6.5 FEET MLLW.

AT KIPTOPEKE... HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 1007 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WATER LEVEL REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 4.0 AND 4.5 FEET... OR BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT KIPTOPEKE BEGINS AT 4.5 FEET MLLW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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