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Asbury Park Police Department
Wednesday September 20th, 2017 :: 01:01 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Coastal Flood Advisory until 01:00PM Wednesday

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 7:00 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 1:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COASTAL AREAS OF NEW JERSEY.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME OF THIS MORNING`S HIGH TIDE.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 8:00 AM AND 9:00 AM THIS MORNING. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS AND ALONG RARITAN BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT.

* SURGE...AROUND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.

* WAVES...BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET ALONG THE COAST.

* COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IS EXPECTED. SOME ROADS MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

* OUTLOOK...THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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

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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

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