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Coastal Flood Statement 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 14, 20074 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this coastal flood statement at Jun 14, 2007, 7:05 AM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 14, 2007, 7:05 AM EDT (11:05 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2007, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 184 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2007-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2007-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
676 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WHUS41 KPHI 141105
CFWPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
705 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2007

,COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM EDT FRIDAY...

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-142100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.S.0005.070614T1105Z-070614T2200Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0018.070614T2200Z-070615T0800Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
705 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2007

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM EDT FRIDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING DOWN FROM NEW ENGLAND AND LOW PRESSURE
CONTINUING TO SPIN WELL OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST IS COMBINING
TO PRODUCE A BRISK NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE FORECAST WATERS.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY DUE TO THE CONTINUED
ONSHORE WINDS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS DANGEROUS AND
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS EXIST FOR ALL PEOPLE
ENTERING THE SURF.

TIDE HEIGHTS OF 1 TO 1 1/2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAUSED WIDESPREAD
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING LAST EVENING ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND
DELAWARE OCEAN FRONTS... ON DELAWARE BAY... AND ON THE TIDAL
PORTION OF THE DELAWARE RIVER.

TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDE
CYCLES... AND THEN BEGIN TO LOWER. SINCE THIS MORNINGS HIGH TIDE
CYCLE IS ASTRONOMICALLY LOWER THAN LAST EVENINGS... NO FLOODING
IS EXPECTED. THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE... BEING THE HIGHER OF THE
TWO... WILL ONCE AGAIN SEE THE THREAT OF TIDAL FLOODING RETURN.
FOR THIS REASON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. THE ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 AM FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEAN
FRONT OCCURS FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM. ON THE BACK BAYS AND ON DELAWARE
BAY... HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR SEVERAL HOURS LATER. ON THE TIDAL
PORTION OF THE DELAWARE RIVER... HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR SHORTLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS PRONE TO
TIDAL FLOODING...BE PREPARED TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER
GROUND...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE.

$$

DEZ001>003-NJZ012-013-016>023-027-PAZ070-071-142100-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0018.070614T2200Z-070615T0800Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
705 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2007

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM EDT FRIDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM EDT FRIDAY. 

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING DOWN FROM NEW ENGLAND AND LOW PRESSURE
CONTINUING TO SPIN WELL OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST IS COMBINING
TO PRODUCE A BRISK NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE FORECAST WATERS.

TIDE HEIGHTS OF 1 TO 1 1/2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAUSED WIDESPREAD
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING LAST EVENING ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND
DELAWARE OCEAN FRONTS... ON DELAWARE BAY... AND ON THE TIDAL
PORTION OF THE DELAWARE RIVER.

TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDE
CYCLES... AND THEN BEGIN TO LOWER. SINCE THIS MORNINGS HIGH TIDE
CYCLE IS ASTRONOMICALLY LOWER THAN LAST EVENINGS... NO FLOODING
IS EXPECTED. THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE... BEING THE HIGHER OF THE
TWO... WILL ONCE AGAIN SEE THE THREAT OF TIDAL FLOODING RETURN.
FOR THIS REASON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. THE ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 AM FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEAN
FRONT OCCURS FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM. ON THE BACK BAYS AND ON DELAWARE
BAY... HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR SEVERAL HOURS LATER. ON THE TIDAL
PORTION OF THE DELAWARE RIVER... HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR SHORTLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS PRONE TO
TIDAL FLOODING...BE PREPARED TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER
GROUND...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE.

$$

RNS/RPW
1 follow-up statement
000 
WHUS41 KPHI 141941
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
341 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM EDT FRIDAY...

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-150000-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0018.070614T2200Z-070615T0800Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.S.0005.000000T0000Z-070614T2200Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
341 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT
FRIDAY AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
THROUGH 4 AM FRIDAY, AND A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING DOWN FROM NEW ENGLAND AND LOW PRESSURE
CONTINUING TO SPIN WELL OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST IS COMBINING
TO PRODUCE A BRISK NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE FORECAST WATERS.

A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT FOR
NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE LATE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE CONTINUED
ONSHORE WINDS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS DANGEROUS AND
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS EXIST FOR PEOPLE ENTERING
THE SURF.

TIDE HEIGHTS OF 1 TO 1 1/2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAUSED WIDESPREAD
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WEDNESDAY EVENING ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND
DELAWARE OCEAN FRONTS, ON DELAWARE BAY, AND ON THE TIDAL PORTIONS
OF THE DELAWARE RIVER.

TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDE
CYCLES...AND THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH. FOR THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE,
ANOTHER ROUND OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED, THEREFORE A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT OCCURS FROM 6
PM TO 9 PM. ON THE BACK BAYS, HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR SEVERAL HOURS
LATER.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS PRONE TO
TIDAL FLOODING, BE PREPARED TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER
GROUND...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE.

$$

DEZ001>003-NJZ012-013-016>023-027-PAZ070-071-150000-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0018.070614T2200Z-070615T0800Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
341 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING DOWN FROM NEW ENGLAND AND LOW PRESSURE
CONTINUING TO SPIN WELL OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST IS COMBINING
TO PRODUCE A BRISK NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE FORECAST WATERS.

TIDE HEIGHTS OF 1 TO 1 1/2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAUSED WIDESPREAD
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WEDNESDAY EVENING ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND
DELAWARE OCEAN FRONTS, ON DELAWARE BAY, AND ON THE TIDAL PORTIONS
OF THE DELAWARE RIVER.

TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDE
CYCLES...AND THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH. FOR THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE,
ANOTHER ROUND OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED, THEREFORE A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT OCCURS FROM 6
PM TO 9 PM. ON THE BACK BAYS AND ON DELAWARE BAY...HIGH TIDE WILL
OCCUR SEVERAL HOURS LATER. ON THE TIDAL PORTIONS OF THE DELAWARE
RIVER, HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS PRONE TO
TIDAL FLOODING, BE PREPARED TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER
GROUND...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 4:28 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 4 more28 hr

Nearby

Coastal Flood Statements in New Jersey, 2007Coastal Flood Statements in Delaware, 2007Every coastal flood statement in 2007

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.