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...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT THURSDAY...

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

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR WITH HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING AND AGAIN THIS EVENING.

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

* SURGE...1.25 TO 1.50 FEET ABOVE THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY AND PROPERTY FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE OCEANFRONT THAT ARE PRONE TO TIDAL SURGE. 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 AND PERHAPS FRIDAY.

* 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