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Coastal Flood Advisory

Issued At: Sunday, 18 Oct 2009, 8:06 PM EDT
Expires At: Sunday, 18 Oct 2009, 8:06 PM EDT

...WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT... .STRONG PERSISTENT NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST WITH THE APPROACH OF TONIGHTS HIGH TIDES AS LOW PRESSURE WELL EAST OF MONTAUK POINT CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. A NEW MOON HAS CREATED HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. WINDS HAVE TRAPPED WATER IN INLAND BAYS AND NEAR SHORE CAUSING TIDAL PILING. MUCH OF THIS EXTRA WATER WILL BE TRAPPED AS TONIGHTS HIGH TIDES APPROACH AND WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY. STORM SURGE FORECASTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FOR TONIGHTS HIGH TIDE CYCLE AS NORTHERLY WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST. ALTHOUGH THIS WILL BE THE LOWER OF THE TWO ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES...BECAUSE OF TIDAL PILING...ADDITIONAL MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS FORECAST AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. ...LONG ISLAND SOUND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...............TIME OF.....HEIGHT.....MINOR.....MODERATE....FORECAST LOCATION......HIGH TIDE...OF TIDE..FLOODHEIGHT..FLDHGT......HEIGHT ...........................(MLLW)....(MLLW)......(MLLW)......(MLLW) KINGS POINT....1235 AM.....8.0.........N/A........10.5.......9.5 STAMFORD.......1215 AM.....7.8.........9.5........11.1.......9.3 BRIDGEPORT.....1212 AM.....7.3.........8.9........10.4.......9.4

Areas affected: Southern Westchester, New York, Manhattan, Bronx, Richmond, Staten Is., Kings, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Northwest Suffolk, Southwest Suffolk


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