Coastal Flood Watch in Effect

From the National Weather Service
…COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON…
* LOCATION…COASTAL AREAS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE INCLUDING
DELAWARE BAY…THE BACK BAYS AND RARITAN BAY.
* COASTAL FLOODING…MODERATE FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE
HIGH TIDE FROM THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT ATLANTIC CITY…NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT)…HIGH TIDE OCCURS
AT 948 AM WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF 7.0 TO 7.5 FEET ABOVE
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
* AT CAPE MAY…NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT)…HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 1022
AM WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF 8.0 TO 8.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.
* AT BREAKWATER HARBOR…DELAWARE (DELAWARE BAY)…HIGH TIDE OCCURS
AT 1103 AM WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL NEAR 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.
* HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS…ALONG DELAWARE BAY AND ALONG
RARITAN BAY LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT.
* SEAS…WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE 6 TO 14 FEET…AND 3 TO 7 FEET ON
DELAWARE BAY.
* IMPACTS…NUMEROUS ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD AND MINOR TO MODERATE
PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. THE TIDES AND WAVE ACTION MAY
RESULT IN MODERATE BEACH EROSION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING INDICATES THAT MODERATE OR MAJOR TIDAL
FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR RISING WATER
LEVELS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS.
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.