WHUS41 KBOX 110926 CFWBOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 426 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2009 MAZ007-015-016-019-111700- /O.CON.KBOX.CF.Y.0001.090111T1400Z-090111T1700Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 426 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON EST TODAY... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON EST TODAY. THE ADVISORY COVERS THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COASTLINE FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER SOUTH TO PLYMOUTH. THIS INCLUDES SALISBURY... PLUM ISLAND...ROCKPORT...BOSTON...HULL...COHASSET AND SCITUATE. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE JUST SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF A HIGH MORNING ASTRONOMICAL TIDE...A STORM SURGE OF 1.0 TO 1.5 FT...AND WAVES OF 4 TO 8 FT ON TOP OF THE SURGE...WILL YIELD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS MORNING. THIS MEANS WATER WILL SPILL OVER SOME SEAWALLS ONTO COASTAL ROADS...PARKING LOTS AND COASTAL PROPERTIES. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR. BOSTON HARBOR TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 12.4 11/11 AM 11.3 1.1 2 NONE 10.1 11/11 PM 9.8 0.3 1 NONE 11.0 12/12 PM 11.0 0.0 1-2 NONE 9.9 13/12 AM 10.1 -0.2 1 NONE 10.6 13/12 PM 10.9 -0.3 1-2 NONE 10.7 14/01 AM 10.1 0.6 1 NONE NEWBURYPORT TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 11.3 11/11 AM 10.2 1.1 3-6 MINOR 8.9 11/11 PM 8.7 0.2 4-5 NONE 9.9 12/11 AM 9.9 0.0 2 NONE 8.9 13/12 AM 8.9 0.0 1 NONE 9.8 13/12 PM 9.8 0.0 1-2 NONE 9.6 14/01 AM 9.0 0.6 1 NONE GLOUCESTER HARBOR TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 11.7 11/11 AM 10.8 0.9 4-7 MINOR 9.6 11/11 PM 9.4 0.2 4-5 NONE 10.5 12/12 PM 10.5 0.0 2-3 NONE 9.4 13/12 AM 9.6 -0.2 1-2 NONE 10.2 13/12 PM 10.4 -0.2 1-2 NONE 10.2 14/01 AM 9.6 0.6 2 NONE SCITUATE TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 11.9 11/11 AM 11.0 0.9 3-6 MINOR 9.7 11/11 PM 9.5 0.3 4-5 NONE 10.8 12/12 PM 10.8 0.0 3 NONE 9.6 13/12 AM 9.8 -0.2 1-2 NONE 10.3 13/12 PM 10.6 -0.3 1-2 NONE 10.5 14/01 AM 9.9 0.6 1 NONE $$ BELK