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Harvey Cedars Police Department
Sunday September 4th, 2016 :: 11:28 p.m. EDT

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Coastal Flood Warning until 05:00AM Tuesday

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. IT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM TUESDAY.

* LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AND AREAS ALONG DELAWARE BAY.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS EXPECTED AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...FLOODING WILL OCCUR FOR A FEW HOURS AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEANFRONT IS BETWEEN 10:30 AM AND 11:30 AM MONDAY...AND BETWEEN 10:30 PM AND 11:30 PM MONDAY. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS, ALONG DELAWARE BAY AND ALONG RARITAN BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT.

* SURGE...FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.

* WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE OCEAN WATERS OFF THE COAST ARE FORECAST TO BE 8 TO 14 FEET. WAVE HEIGHTS ON DELAWARE BAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 5 FEET.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD AND MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. THE TIDES AND WAVE ACTION WILL RESULT IN MAJOR BEACH EROSION. FORECAST TIME OF PREDICTED LOCATION HIGH TIDE WATER LEVEL SANDY HOOK 11:15 AM MON 7.0 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY 11:27 PM MON 7.0 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW (SANDY HOOK BAY) SEASIDE HEIGHTS 10:45 AM MON 6.5 TO 7.5 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY 10:57 PM MON 6.5 TO 7.5 FEET MLLW (OCEANFRONT) ATLANTIC CITY 10:45 AM MON 6.5 TO 7.5 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY 10:55 PM MON 6.5 TO 7.5 FEET MLLW (OCEANFRONT) CAPE MAY 11:19 AM MON 7.0 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY 11:29 PM MON 7.5 TO 8.5 FEET MLLW (OCEANFRONT) LEWES 11:56 AM MON 6.5 TO 7.5 FEET MLLW DELAWARE 12:10 AM TUE 7.0 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW (DELAWARE BAY) REHOBOTH BEACH 11:01 AM MON 6.5 TO 7.5 FEET MLLW DELAWARE 11:20 PM MON 7.0 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW (OCEANFRONT) HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS, ALONG DELAWARE BAY AND ALONG RARITAN BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT. &&

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

Instructions:

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 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 VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES

Address/Location
Harvey Cedars Police Department
7606 Long Beach Blvd
Harvey Cedars, NJ 08008

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-494-6509

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible 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 Warning

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