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...AREAS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING... ...WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED NEAR HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF NEW JERSEY FROM MIDDLESEX COUNTY DOWN TO ATLANTIC COUNTY.

* COASTAL FLOODING...AREAS OF MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR WITH THE UPCOMING HIGH TIDE EARLY THIS MORNING. AREAS OF MODERATE FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED WITH THE HIGH TIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 3:30 AM AND 4:30 AM THIS MORNING AND AGAIN BETWEEN 4:00 PM AND 5:00 PM ON MONDAY. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS AND ALONG RARITAN BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT.

* SURGE...AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE EARLY THIS MORNING. AROUND 4 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO 12 TO 18 FEET TODAY.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD AND MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LATE DAY FLOODING MAY BE COMPOUNDED BY HEAVY RAIN. ALSO...THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND BATTERING WAVES WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION.

* OUTLOOK...WIDESPREAD MINOR TO PERHAPS LOCALIZED MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR AROUND HIGH TIDE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. FORECAST TIME OF PREDICTED LOCATION HIGH TIDE WATER LEVEL SANDY HOOK 4:36 PM MON 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY (SANDY HOOK BAY) SEASIDE HEIGHTS 4:06 PM MON NEAR 7.0 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT) ATLANTIC CITY 4:20 PM MON NEAR 7.0 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT)

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

Instructions:

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS EXPECTED. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER... AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 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