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...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE, INCLUDING RARITAN BAY AND LOWER DELAWARE BAY.

* COASTAL FLOODING...EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SPOTTY MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING, AND THEN WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE ON TUESDAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TUESDAY NIGHT WITH MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE.

* 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 8:30 AM TUESDAY, AND 7:30 PM AND 9:00 PM TUESDAY. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS...ALONG THE DELAWARE BAY...AND ALONG THE RARITAN BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT.

* SURGE...UP TO TWO FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.

* IMPACTS...ROADWAY FLOODING IS EXPECTED DUE TO HIGH WATER. SOME ROADS MAY BE CLOSED. FORECASTTIME OFPREDICTED LOCATIONHIGH TIDEWATER LEVEL SEASIDE HEIGHTS7:33 PM TUENEAR 7.0 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT) ATLANTIC CITY7:45 PM TUENEAR 7.0 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT) CAPE MAY8:19 PM TUENEAR 7.5 FEET MLLW NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT) LEWES9:00 PM TUE7.0-7.5 FEET MLLW DELAWARE (DELAWARE BAY) REHOBOTH BEACH8:00 PM TUE7.0-7.5 FEET MLLW DELAWARE (OCEANFRONT) REEDY POINT11:30 PM TUENEAR 8.0 FEET MLLW DELAWARE (C&D CANAL) HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS...ALONG THE DELAWARE BAY...AND ALONG THE RARITAN BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT. &&

* 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 A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. BE PREPARED TO BEGIN TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. BE SURE TO CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST FROM TIME TO TIME IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED OR ANY NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES