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Asbury Park Police Department
Tuesday February 9th, 2016 :: 08:56 p.m. EST

Advisory

Coastal Flood Advisory in effect until midnight tonight

...ANOTHER ROUND OF COASTAL FLOODING INTO TONIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 700 MILES OFF THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY THIS EVENING. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FARTHER OUT TO SEA AND IT WILL LOSE ITS INFLUENCE OVER OUR REGION. THE ONSHORE FLOW THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL SHIFT TO A WESTERLY FLOW FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE NIGHT. ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. IT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATION...MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND MONMOUTH COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY.

* COASTAL FLOODING...RESIDUAL MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL LINGER UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY OCEANFRONT OCCURRED BETWEEN 730 PM AND 830 PM THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS, ALONG RARITAN BAY AND ALONG ARTHUR KILL OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT.

* WAVES...WAVES ON THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS OFF NEW JERSEY WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 FEET.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IS EXPECTED. SOME ROADS MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY.

* AFFECTED AREAS: EASTERN MONMOUTH ... MIDDLESEX ... WESTERN MONMOUTH

Instructions:

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES. USUALLY, THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED, LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE).

Address/Location
Asbury Park Police Department
1 Municipal Plaza
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-774-1300

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Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Coastal Flood Advisory

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