Re: A Noreaster for the Weekend?
Posted by Fred on 10/14/2009, 8:31 pm
We have a coastal flood watch for moderate coastal flooding.I will be at work at time of high tide,so will be unable to take pics
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
408 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2009

...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE
FRIDAY MORNING...

.THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH...
AND A COASTAL STORM PASSING SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY...WILL PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG EAST TO
NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS AROUND LONG ISLAND.
THIS...COUPLED WITH ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH TIDES WILL BUILD UP WATER
AT THE COAST...LIKELY PRODUCING MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING.

CTZ009>012-NJZ006-NYZ071>081-150415-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.A.0001.091016T0900Z-091016T1600Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
408 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN BUILDING SEAS AND SURGE ALONG THE COAST.
THIS COUPLED WITH ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH TIDES LIKELY WILL PRODUCE
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE FRIDAY
MORNING. AREAS ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF LONG ISLAND SOUND
APPEAR MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AT THIS TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

...OCEAN/NEW YORK HARBOR/SOUTH SHORE BAYS FRIDAY MORNING...
...............TIME OF.....HEIGHT.....MINOR.....MODERATE....FORECAST
LOCATION......HIGH TIDE...OF TIDE..FLOOD HEIGHT..FLD HGT.....HEIGHT
...........................(MLLW)....(MLLW)......(MLLW)......(MLLW)

THE BATTERY.....718 AM.....5.7.........6.7.........8.0........8.0
BERGEN POINT....717 AM.....6.2.........N/A.........8.5........8.6
FREEPORT........725 AM.....3.7.........5.2.........5.9........5.9
...LONG ISLAND SOUND FRIDAY MORNING...
...............TIME OF.....HEIGHT.....MINOR.....MODERATE....FORECAST
LOCATION......HIGH TIDE...OF TIDE..FLOOD HEIGHT..FLD HGT.....HEIGHT
...........................(MLLW)....(MLLW)......(MLLW)......(MLLW)

KINGS POINT....1036 AM.....8.9.........N/A........10.5.......11.9
STAMFORD.......1014 AM.....8.6.........9.5........11.1.......11.2
BRIDGEPORT.....1011 AM.....8.0.........8.9........10.4.......10.5
NEW LONDON......810 AM.....3.4.........5.0.........N/A........5.5

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