| Coastal flood warning was issued just a little while ago. Wont be able to take any pictures tomorrow(will be working)but will be able to saturday and sunday if it continues at high tides. I put the location where I usually go in bold letters in the tide times COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 436 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2009 ...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE POTENTIAL LINGERING INTO THE WEEKEND... .THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND A COASTAL STORM PASSING SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND TONIGHT 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...PRODUCING MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING. CTZ009-010-NJZ006-NYZ071>081-160445- /O.UPG.KOKX.CF.A.0001.091016T0900Z-091016T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.CF.W.0004.091016T0900Z-091016T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.CF.A.0002.091016T1800Z-091017T1700Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-HUDSON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 436 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON EDT FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON EDT FRIDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN BUILDING SEAS AND SURGE ALONG THE COAST. THIS...COUPLED WITH ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH TIDES IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING AROUND 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. THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WILL REMAIN INTO THE WEEKEND AS A PERSISTENT LONG FETCH OF STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS REMAINS ACROSS THE AREA. 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. && ...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........6.4 ...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.......11.5 STAMFORD.......1014 AM.....8.6.........9.5........11.1.......11.2 BRIDGEPORT.....1011 AM.....8.0.........8.9........10. |