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...AREAS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OCCURRED NEAR HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING... ...WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS AND LOWER DELAWARE BAY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND ONCE AGAIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE DELAWARE RIVER DOWNSTREAM FROM THE COMMODORE BARRY BRIDGE AREA AND THE UPPER PART OF DELWARE BAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST TUESDAY MORNING.

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

* COASTAL FLOODING...AREAS OF MODERATE FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED WITH THE HIGH TIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AND ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY MORNING.

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

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

* WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO 12 TO 18 FEET TODAY AND UP TO 21 FEET THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD AND MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING. TIDAL 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...WITH WINDS BECOMING OFFSHORE ON TUESDAY, TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL DIMINISH DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY DECREASING THE THREAT OF TIDAL FLOODING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FORECAST TIME OF PREDICTED LOCATION HIGH TIDE WATER LEVEL SANDY HOOK 4:36 PM MON 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY 5:04 AM TUE 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW (SANDY HOOK BAY) SEASIDE HEIGHTS 4:06 PM MON NEAR 7.0 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY 4:34 AM TUE NEAR 7.0 FEET MLLW (OCEANFRONT) ATLANTIC CITY 4:20 PM MON NEAR 7.0 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY 4:50 AM TUE NEAR 7.0 FEET MLLW (OCEANFRONT)

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

Instructions:

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