Back to Article List COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT Release Date: March 06, 2013 COASTAL FLOOD WARNING UPDATE – 1:30 p.m. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATION...AREAS ALONG THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND ITS ADJACENT BACK   BAYS AND TIDAL TRIBUTARIES...AND LOWER DELAWARE BAY AND ITS   TIDAL TRIBUTARIES. * COASTAL FLOODING...WIDESPREAD MODERATE FLOODING IS EXPECTED   DURING THIS AFTERNOON`S HIGH TIDE. WIDESPREAD MODERATE WITH   POSSIBLE SPOTTY MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY   THURSDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE. * AT CAPE MAY... NEW JERSEY ON THE OCEANFRONT...HIGH TIDE WILL   OCCUR AT 319 PM WEDNESDAY WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF AROUND   7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. HIGH TIDE WILL THEN OCCUR   AT 354 AM THURSDAY WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF 8.0 TO 8.5 FEET   ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. * HIGH TIDES ON THE BACK BAYS...TIDAL TRIBUTARIES AND ON DELAWARE   BAY OCCUR LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT. * BACK BAYS AND TIDAL TRIBUTARIES WILL BE HARD-PRESSED TO DRAIN   BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY MORNING HIGH TIDES. * SEAS...8 TO 15 FEET ON THE OCEAN AND 4 TO 6 FEET ON THE LOWER   DELAWARE BAY. * IMPACTS...EXPECT ROAD CLOSURES DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.   SOME DUNE BREACHES AND POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE TO VULNERABLE   STRUCTURES DUE TO CONTINUED COMPROMISED BEACHES ARE QUITE   POSSIBLE. WIND AND WAVE ACTION WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION. * OUTLOOK...ADDITIONAL MINOR TO MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING MIGHT   OCCUR INTO FRIDAY. BACK BAYS AND TIDAL TRIBUTARIES MAY   CONTINUE TO HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME DRAINING INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING INDICATES THAT MODERATE OR MAJOR TIDAL FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR RISING WATER LEVELS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED... LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS.

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