COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
FRIDAY...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY.
THE APPROACHING NEW PHASE OF THE MOON...IN TANDEM WITH THE STRONG
ONSHORE FLOW...WILL LEAD TO INCREASING TIDAL ANOMALIES TONIGHT.
THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE
HIGH TIDE CYCLES FRIDAY MORNING...AS ANOMALIES REACH 4.5 TO 5.5
FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THE ANOMALIES WILL DIMINISH TO 2 TO 3 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES THIS AFTERNOON SAW WATER LEVELS REFERENCED
TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...REACHING 7.74 FEET AT SEWELLS
POINT AND 7.61 FEET AT THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL. THESE
VALUES REPRESENT MODERATE TO SEVERE FLOODING.
THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES FRIDAY MORNING WILL OCCUR AT 503 AM EST AT
SEWELLS POINT...AND AT 419 AM EST AT CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL.
WATER LEVELS WITH THESE HIGH TIDES REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER...ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 7.7 TO 8.2 FEET AT SEWELLS
POINT...AND 7 TO 7.5 FEET AT CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL...
RESULTING IN SEVERE FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
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...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
  MARYLAND...DORCHESTER...INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...
  SOMERSET AND WICOMICO. IN VIRGINIA...ACCOMACK...CHESAPEAKE...
  ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON...NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...
  NORTHAMPTON VA...SOUTHAMPTON...SUFFOLK...VIRGINIA BEACH AND
  YORK.
* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
* PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
  THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. TOTAL RAINFALL
  AMOUNTS FROM THIS STORM WILL WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 12
  INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND SMALL
  STREAMS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ALSO...FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN
  POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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GINGRICH

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...AND LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST WILL RESULT
IN A CONTINUATION OF VERY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. THESE WINDS WILL AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS 55 TO 70 MPH...OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY AS
THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN
ATLANTIC...AND THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES SOUTHEAST...OUT TO
SEA.
VERY STRONG WINDS AND SATURATED GROUND WILL RESULT IN DOWNED
TREES...AND CAUSE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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