Coastal Flood Advisory in effect from 8 AM to 1 PM EST Wednesday
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
* LOCATION...THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY SHORE
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT SANDY HOOK AT 850 AM EST. 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.
* AFFECTED AREAS: COASTAL OCEAN ... EASTERN MONMOUTH ... MIDDLESEX ... OCEAN ... 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
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