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List of Active Alerts by County
Anne Arundel
coastal flood advisory
Harford
coastal flood advisory
Inland Worcester
coastal flood advisory
coastal flood statement
high surf advisory
Maryland Beaches
coastal flood advisory
coastal flood statement
high surf advisory
Southern Baltimore
coastal flood advisory
Coastal Flood Advisory
Harford (Maryland)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 830 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 MDZ007-011-014-200800- /O.EXT.KLWX.CF.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080920T0800Z/ HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL- 830 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY... A PERSISTENT NORTHEASTERLY FLOW HAS CAUSED WATER LEVELS TO BUILD ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS MAY CAUSE MINOR OR NUISANCE FLOODING OVERNIGHT AT SENSITIVE LOCATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY...SUCH AS ANNAPOLIS. HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR A FEW LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH... ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... HAVRE DE GRACE...1:56 AM... BOWLEY BAR...11:34 PM... FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE...10:43 PM... ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY...9:13 PM... $$ ROGOWSKIIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Advisory
Southern Baltimore (Maryland)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 830 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 MDZ007-011-014-200800- /O.EXT.KLWX.CF.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080920T0800Z/ HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL- 830 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY... A PERSISTENT NORTHEASTERLY FLOW HAS CAUSED WATER LEVELS TO BUILD ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS MAY CAUSE MINOR OR NUISANCE FLOODING OVERNIGHT AT SENSITIVE LOCATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY...SUCH AS ANNAPOLIS. HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR A FEW LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH... ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... HAVRE DE GRACE...1:56 AM... BOWLEY BAR...11:34 PM... FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE...10:43 PM... ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY...9:13 PM... $$ ROGOWSKIIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Advisory
Anne Arundel (Maryland)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 830 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 MDZ007-011-014-200800- /O.EXT.KLWX.CF.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080920T0800Z/ HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL- 830 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY... A PERSISTENT NORTHEASTERLY FLOW HAS CAUSED WATER LEVELS TO BUILD ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS MAY CAUSE MINOR OR NUISANCE FLOODING OVERNIGHT AT SENSITIVE LOCATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY...SUCH AS ANNAPOLIS. HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR A FEW LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH... ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... HAVRE DE GRACE...1:56 AM... BOWLEY BAR...11:34 PM... FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE...10:43 PM... ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY...9:13 PM... $$ ROGOWSKIIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Advisory
Inland Worcester (Maryland)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 MDZ024-025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-200530- /O.CAN.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.080919T2200Z-080920T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0006.080920T2300Z-080921T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080920T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080920T1800Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COASTAL CAROLINAS AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG THE VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND COASTS. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. THESE ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASED RISK FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING...EVEN WITH RELATIVELY MINIMAL TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 1.5 FT. AT OCEAN CITY INLET...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 1154 AM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 3.5 TO 4.0 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT OCEAN CITY INLET TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 4 FT MLLW. AT WACHAPREAGUE...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 104 PM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 6 TO 7 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT WACHAPREAGUE TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 6.5 FT MLLW. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF AROUND 8 FEET...WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Statement
Inland Worcester (Maryland)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 MDZ024-025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-200530- /O.CAN.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.080919T2200Z-080920T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0006.080920T2300Z-080921T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080920T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080920T1800Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COASTAL CAROLINAS AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG THE VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND COASTS. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. THESE ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASED RISK FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING...EVEN WITH RELATIVELY MINIMAL TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 1.5 FT. AT OCEAN CITY INLET...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 1154 AM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 3.5 TO 4.0 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT OCEAN CITY INLET TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 4 FT MLLW. AT WACHAPREAGUE...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 104 PM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 6 TO 7 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT WACHAPREAGUE TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 6.5 FT MLLW. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF AROUND 8 FEET...WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Surf Advisory
Inland Worcester (Maryland)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 MDZ024-025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-200530- /O.CAN.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.080919T2200Z-080920T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0006.080920T2300Z-080921T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080920T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080920T1800Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COASTAL CAROLINAS AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG THE VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND COASTS. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. THESE ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASED RISK FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING...EVEN WITH RELATIVELY MINIMAL TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 1.5 FT. AT OCEAN CITY INLET...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 1154 AM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 3.5 TO 4.0 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT OCEAN CITY INLET TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 4 FT MLLW. AT WACHAPREAGUE...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 104 PM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 6 TO 7 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT WACHAPREAGUE TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 6.5 FT MLLW. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF AROUND 8 FEET...WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Advisory
Maryland Beaches (Maryland)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 MDZ024-025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-200530- /O.CAN.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.080919T2200Z-080920T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0006.080920T2300Z-080921T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080920T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080920T1800Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COASTAL CAROLINAS AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG THE VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND COASTS. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. THESE ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASED RISK FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING...EVEN WITH RELATIVELY MINIMAL TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 1.5 FT. AT OCEAN CITY INLET...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 1154 AM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 3.5 TO 4.0 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT OCEAN CITY INLET TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 4 FT MLLW. AT WACHAPREAGUE...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 104 PM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 6 TO 7 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT WACHAPREAGUE TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 6.5 FT MLLW. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF AROUND 8 FEET...WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Coastal Flood Statement
Maryland Beaches (Maryland)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 MDZ024-025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-200530- /O.CAN.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.080919T2200Z-080920T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0006.080920T2300Z-080921T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080920T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080920T1800Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COASTAL CAROLINAS AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG THE VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND COASTS. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. THESE ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASED RISK FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING...EVEN WITH RELATIVELY MINIMAL TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 1.5 FT. AT OCEAN CITY INLET...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 1154 AM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 3.5 TO 4.0 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT OCEAN CITY INLET TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 4 FT MLLW. AT WACHAPREAGUE...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 104 PM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 6 TO 7 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT WACHAPREAGUE TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 6.5 FT MLLW. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF AROUND 8 FEET...WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Surf Advisory
Maryland Beaches (Maryland)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 MDZ024-025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-200530- /O.CAN.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.080919T2200Z-080920T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0006.080920T2300Z-080921T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080920T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080920T1800Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 519 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COASTAL CAROLINAS AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG THE VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND COASTS. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. THESE ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASED RISK FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING...EVEN WITH RELATIVELY MINIMAL TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 1.5 FT. AT OCEAN CITY INLET...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 1154 AM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 3.5 TO 4.0 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT OCEAN CITY INLET TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 4 FT MLLW. AT WACHAPREAGUE...THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY IS 104 PM WITH AN EXPECTED LEVEL OF 6 TO 7 FT MLLW...ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. MINOR FLOODING AT WACHAPREAGUE TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 6.5 FT MLLW. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF AROUND 8 FEET...WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS THAT FORM MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG...NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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