Coastal Flood Advisory until 01:00AM Wednesday
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.
* LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE, INCLUDING RARITAN BAY AND LOWER DELAWARE BAY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SPOTTY MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING, WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE TUESDAY MORNING, AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 6:45 PM AND 8:15 PM THIS EVENING, 7:15 AM AND 8:30AM TUESDAY MORNING, AND 7:30 PM AND 9:00 PM TUESDAY NIGHT.
* SURGE...UP TO TWO FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.
* WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE OPEN OCEAN WATERS OFF THE COAST ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO AROUND 15 FEET. THE BREAKING SURF IS FORECAST TO INCREASE UP TO 10 FEET. WAVES ON RARITAN BAY ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE UP TO 4 FEET. WAVES ON LOWER DELWARE BAY ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE UP TO 5 FEET.
* IMPACTS...ROADWAY FLOODING IS EXPECTED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND WAVE SPLASH-OVER. SOME ROADS MAY BE CLOSED.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ATLANTIC ... CAPE MAY ... CUMBERLAND ... 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
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