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City of Pleasantville Police Department
Thursday May 5th, 2016 :: 11:22 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Coastal Flood Advisory until 12:00AM Friday

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF NEW JERSEY, AS WELL AS AREAS ALONG RARITAN BAY AND DELAWARE BAY.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WIDESPREAD MINOR FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE TIME OF THIS EVENING`S HIGH TIDE. FLOOD LEVELS MAY APPROACH MODERATE IN SPOTS.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 700 PM AND 800 PM THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS, ALONG RARITAN BAY AND ALONG DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT.

* SURGE...NEAR 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.

* WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE OCEAN WATERS OFF THE COAST WILL BE 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVE HEIGHTS ON DELAWARE BAY WILL BE 2 TO 4 FEET.

* IMPACTS...ROADWAY FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. SOME ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

* OUTLOOK...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS AGAIN EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE ON FRIDAY MORNING. MINOR FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH FRIDAY EVENING`S HIGH TIDE AND SOME MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR THAT TIDE CYCLE. ADDITIONAL MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ATLANTIC ... ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY ... CAPE MAY ... COASTAL ATLANTIC ... COASTAL OCEAN ... CUMBERLAND ... EASTERN MONMOUTH ... MIDDLESEX ... OCEAN ... SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON ... 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.

Address/Location
City of Pleasantville Police Department
17 N 1st St
Pleasantville, NJ 08232

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-641-6100

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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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