Alert archive / New Jersey / Coastal Flood Statements in 2008
Coastal Flood Statement 29, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this coastal flood statement at Sep 24, 2008, 5:31 AM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware; 4 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2008, 5:31 AM EDT (09:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2008, 4:31 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 09:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 987 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WHUS41 KPHI 240931 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 531 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 DEZ004-NJZ024-025-242115- /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.S.0029.080924T0931Z-080924T2300Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.CF.A.0002.080925T1600Z-080926T0300Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- 531 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OFF THE COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE CAROLINAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THURSDAY... AND THESE STRONG WINDS... COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES... MAY RESULT IN MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. ENHANCED WAVE ACTIONS ALONG THE COAST... AS WELL AS HEAVY RAIN... COULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO COASTAL FLOODING AS WELL. THE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME BEACH EROSION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AT ATLANTIC CITY... NEW JERSEY... HIGH TIDE IS AT 5:15 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... AND THE HEIGHT IS FORECAST TO BE 6.5 TO 7.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. AT CAPE MAY... NEW JERSEY... HIGH TIDE IS AT 6:19 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... AND THE HEIGHT IS FORECAST TO BE 7.0 TO 7.5 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. AT BREAKWATER HARBOR... DELAWARE... HIGH TIDE IS AT 6:30 PM THURSDAY EVENING... AND THE HEIGHT IS FORECAST TO BE 7.0 TO 7.5 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. AT FENWICK ISLAND... DELAWARE... HIGH TIDE IS AT 5:17 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... AND THE HEIGHT IS FORECAST TO BE 6.5 TO 7.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. WITH A PERSISTENT STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW AND HIGH WAVES, THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF ENHANCED RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS WELL. $$ DEZ002-003-NJZ021>023-242115- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.A.0002.080925T1600Z-080926T0300Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- 531 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OFF THE COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE CAROLINAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THURSDAY... AND THESE STRONG WINDS... COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES... MAY RESULT IN MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. ENHANCED WAVE ACTIONS ALONG THE COAST... AS WELL AS HEAVY RAIN... COULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO COASTAL FLOODING AS WELL. AT ATLANTIC CITY... NEW JERSEY... HIGH TIDE IS AT 5:15 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... AND THE HEIGHT IS FORECAST TO BE 6.5 TO 7.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. AT CAPE MAY... NEW JERSEY... HIGH TIDE IS AT 6:19 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... AND THE HEIGHT IS FORECAST TO BE 7.0 TO 7.5 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. AT BREAKWATER HARBOR... DELAWARE... HIGH TIDE IS AT 6:30 PM THURSDAY EVENING... AND THE HEIGHT IS FORECAST TO BE 7.0 TO 7.5 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. AT FENWICK ISLAND... DELAWARE... HIGH TIDE IS AT 5:17 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... AND THE HEIGHT IS FORECAST TO BE 6.5 TO 7.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. WITH A PERSISTENT STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW AND HIGH WAVES, THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF ENHANCED RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS WELL. $$ DEZ001-NJZ016>019-PAZ069>071-242115- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.A.0002.080925T2000Z-080926T0500Z/ NEW CASTLE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-BUCKS- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 531 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OFF THE COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE CAROLINAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THURSDAY... AND THESE STRONG WINDS... COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES... MAY RESULT IN MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HEAVY RAIN COULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO TIDAL FLOODING AS WELL. AT REEDY POINT... DELAWARE... HIGH TIDE WILL BE AT 9:02 PM THURSDAY EVENING... AND THE HEIGHT IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 8.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. AT PHILADELPHIA... PENNSYLVANIA... HIGH TIDE WILL BE AT 11:33 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING... AND THE HEIGHT IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 8.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. $$ NJZ014-026-242115- /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.S.0029.080924T0931Z-080924T2300Z/ EASTERN MONMOUTH-COASTAL OCEAN- 531 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... WITH A PERSISTENT STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW AND HIGH WAVES, THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF ENHANCED RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS WELL. THE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WHUS41 KPHI 242031 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 431 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 PAZ069-242145- /O.CAN.KPHI.CF.A.0002.080925T2000Z-080926T0500Z/ BUCKS- 431 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELED THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. ONLY ISOLATED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON THE TIDAL DELAWARE AND POSSIBLY AROUND THE LOWER NESHAMINY. $$ DEZ004-NJZ024-025-250715- /O.CAN.KPHI.CF.S.0029.000000T0000Z-080924T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.SU.Y.0001.080924T2031Z-080925T2200Z/ /O.EXT.KPHI.CF.A.0002.080925T1900Z-080926T0100Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- 431 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OFF THE COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE CAROLINAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THURSDAY, AND THESE STRONG WINDS, COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES, MAY RESULT IN POCKETS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. ENHANCED WAVE ACTIONS ALONG THE COAST, AS WELL AS HEAVY RAIN, COULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO COASTAL FLOODING. THE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME BEACH EROSION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AT ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, HIGH TIDE IS AT 5:15 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AT CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, HIGH TIDE IS AT 5:38 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AT BREAKWATER HARBOR, DELAWARE, HIGH TIDE IS AT 6:30 PM THURSDAY EVENING. AT FENWICK ISLAND, DELAWARE, HIGH TIDE IS AT 5:17 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING ENHANCED RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. $$ NJZ014-026-250715- /O.CAN.KPHI.CF.S.0029.000000T0000Z-080924T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.SU.Y.0001.080924T2031Z-080925T2200Z/ EASTERN MONMOUTH-COASTAL OCEAN- 431 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OFF THE COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE CAROLINAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS WILL INCREASE THE WINDS, AND AS THE WINDS INCREASE, THE SURF IS EXPECTED TO BUILD. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING ENHANCED RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. $$ DEZ002-003-NJZ021>023-250715- /O.EXT.KPHI.CF.A.0002.080925T1900Z-080926T0100Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- 431 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OFF THE COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE CAROLINAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THURSDAY, AND THESE STRONG WINDS, COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES, MAY RESULT IN POCKETS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. ENHANCED WAVE ACTIONS ALONG THE COAST, AS WELL AS HEAVY RAIN, COULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO COASTAL FLOODING. AT BREAKWATER HARBOR, DELAWARE, HIGH TIDE IS AT 6:30 PM THURSDAY EVENING. AT FENWICK ISLAND, DELAWARE, HIGH TIDE IS AT 5:17 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. $$ DEZ001-NJZ016>019-PAZ070-071-250715- /O.EXT.KPHI.CF.A.0002.080926T0000Z-080926T0600Z/ NEW CASTLE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 431 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OFF THE COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE CAROLINAS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THURSDAY, AND THESE STRONG WINDS, COMBINED WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES, MAY RESULT IN MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HEAVY RAIN COULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO TIDAL FLOODING. AT REEDY POINT, DELAWARE, HIGH TIDE WILL BE AT 9:02 PM THURSDAY EVENING. AT PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, HIGH TIDE WILL BE AT 11:33 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. $$ KRUZDLO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 5:15 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | PHI | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 23 hr |
| Sep 24, 2:52 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 35 hr |
| Sep 24, 4:31 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | PHI | Sussex | 49 hr |
| Sep 24, 5:39 AM EDT | Gale Watch | PHI | 11 hr |
Nearby
Coastal Flood Statements in New Jersey, 2008Coastal Flood Statements in Delaware, 2008Every coastal flood statement in 2008
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.