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Coastal Flood Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 11, 200810 counties in New Jersey; Kent County, New Castle County, Sussex County, Delaware; Delaware County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this coastal flood warning at May 11, 2008, 3:34 PM EDT for 10 counties in New Jersey; Kent County, New Castle County, Sussex County, Delaware; Delaware County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at May 12, 2008, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 32 hr. 26 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 11, 2008, 3:34 PM EDT (19:34 UTC)
In effect from
May 12, 2008, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 13, 2008, 8:00 AM EDT
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Delaware County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 12, 1:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGPomona, NJTREES AND WIRES DOWN, WITH DAMAGE TO SEVERAL RVS AT AN RV PARK IN GALLOWAY TWP.
May 12, 5:00 AM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDESTuckerton, NJNUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED DUE TO COASTAL FLOODING IN TUCKERTON BEACH AREA. TWO AND A HALF FEET OVER THE BULKHEAD.
May 12, 5:20 AM EDTFLOODBowers, DECOASTAL FLOODING AND EVACUATIONS FROM WOODLAND BEACH SOUTH TO BOWERS BEACH.
May 12, 6:30 AM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDESNorth Wildwood, NJNORTH WILDWOOD BLVD CLOSED. MOST ROADS WEST OF PARK BLVD CLOSED DUE TO COASTAL FLOODING.
May 12, 6:30 AM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDESOcean City, NJ9TH ST BRIDGE CLOSED. 5TH THROUGH 56TH WEST OF WEST AVE CLOSED DUE TO COASTAL FLOODING.
May 12, 6:30 AM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDESWest Wildwood, NJNUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED DUE TO COASTAL FLOODING.
May 12, 7:00 AM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDES1 W Long Neck, DEOAK ORCHARD AREA-WATER ON ROADWAY.
May 12, 7:00 AM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDES4 N Bethany Beach, DEROUTE 1 SOUTH BOUND, SOUTH SIDE OF INDIAN RIVER INLET BRIDGE FLOODED
May 12, 7:00 AM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDESLong Neck, DEREHOBOTH SHORES IN LONGNECK IS FLOODED
May 12, 7:00 AM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDESMillsboro, DELONG NECK ROAD NEAR WHITE HOUSE BEACH IS FLOODED
May 12, 7:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGRehoboth Beach, DENUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY.
May 12, 7:30 AM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDESAtlantic City, NJBLACK HORSE AND WHITE HORSE PIKES CLOSED DUE TO COASTAL FLOODING.
May 12, 8:00 AM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDESCamden, NJADMIRAL WILSON BLVD FLOODED DUE TO COASTAL FLOODING.
May 12, 9:00 AM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDES10 Sw Millville, NJNUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED ALONG BAY. 2 TO 3 FEET ON ROADS IN SOME AREAS.
May 12, 9:30 AM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDES2 S Delaware City, DEROUTE 9 BETWEEN REEDY POINT BRIDGE AND PORT PENN CLOSED DUE TO COASTAL FLOODING.
May 12, 9:30 AM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDES3 N Milton, DESHORE DR IN PRIME HOOK BEACH COVERED WITH TWO FEET OF WATER.
May 12, 9:30 AM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDESN Hammonton, NJTREE DOWN ON SIDE ROAD JUST OFF ROUTE 54 NEAR CENTER OF TOWN.
May 12, 9:30 AM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDESOdessa, DEROUTE 299 AND OLD CORBIT ROAD EAST OF ODESSA CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
May 12, 9:30 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGCape May, NJNUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN CAPE MAY, WOODBINE, WILDWOOD
May 12, 10:34 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHi-Nella, NJTREE DOWN NEAR WARWICK RD
May 12, 10:50 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 S Toms River, NJTREE DOWN IN BAYVILLE.
May 12, 11:50 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 Sse Leisuretowne, NJSMALL TREES DOWN IN TABERNACLE
May 12, 12:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSurf City, NJROUTE 72 BRIDGE CLOSED. VEHICLES BLOWN INTO BARRIER.
May 12, 2:26 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGToms River, NJTREES DOWN IN BEACHWOOD AND TOMS RIVER.
May 12, 3:00 PM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDESNeptune City, NJCOASTAL FLOODING, TWO TO THREE FEET OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IN AND AROUND NEPTUNE.
May 12, 3:30 PM EDTHIGH ASTR TIDESAtlantic City, NJBOTH THE BLACK AND WHITE HORSE PIKES IN AND OUT OF ATLANTIC CITY CLOSED BECAUSE OF TIDAL FLOODING.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 195 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 12:00Z on 2008-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2008-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -30 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1358 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 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 111934
CFWPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
334 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ON THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE
OCEAN FRONT AND ADJACENT BACK BAYS AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
TONIGHT MAY WORSEN SLIGHTLY TO AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING
AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE MONDAY...MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO
TUESDAY MORNING...

.AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST... A STRENGTHENING
GALE FORCE WIND WILL PICK UP FROM THE EAST OVERNIGHT...CONTINUING
AS A STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS
THE STORM DEPARTS.

DEZ003-004-NJZ012>014-020-022>027-121030-
/O.UPG.KPHI.CF.Y.0004.080512T0400Z-080512T0900Z/
/O.UPG.KPHI.CF.A.0001.080512T1700Z-080513T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.W.0001.080512T0400Z-080513T1200Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
334 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT TUESDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BUT MAINLY MINOR
TIDAL FLOODING ON THE OCEAN FRONT AND THE ADJACENT BACK BAYS
AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...WHICH RANGES FROM ABOUT
1:30 AM TO ABOUT 3:30 AM...AND RUNS AN HOUR OR TWO LATER ON THE
BACK BAYS.

AS THE FLOW BECOMES NORTHEAST AND STRENGTHENS MONDAY AND
CONTINUES MONDAY NIGHT... AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING COULD
OCCUR. HIGH TIDE MONDAY AFTERNOON IS FROM ABOUT 2:00 PM TO ABOUT
4:00 PM... AGAIN AN HOUR OR TWO LATER ON THE BACK BAYS. HIGH TIDE
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IS FROM ABOUT 2:30 AM TO ABOUT 4:30 AM...AN
HOUR OR TWO LATER ON THE BACK BAYS.

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS,
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER, FOR POINTS ALONG THE NEW
JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEAN FRONT:

FOR SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY... HIGH TIDE IS AT 3:00 PM MONDAY AND
IS FORECAST TO BE 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN
AT 3:12 AM TUESDAY MORNING AND IS FORECAST AT 7.0 TO 7.5 FEET
ABOVE MLLW AND 357 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A HEIGHT AT 7.0 TO
7.5 FT ABOVE MLLW.

FOR ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY, STEEL PIER... HIGH TIDE IS AT 2:43
PM MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH A FORECAST NEAR 7.50 FEET ABOVE MLLW.
HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN AT 2:56 AM TUESDAY MORNING WITH A FORECAST
AROUND 7.5 FEET MLLW AND 344 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A HEIGHT OF
7.0 ABOVE MLLW.

FOR CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY... HIGH TIDE IS AT 3:48 PM MONDAY WITH A
FORECAST OF 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN AT
403 AM TUESDAY MORNING WITH A FORECAST OF AROUND 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET
ABOVE AND MLLW AND 451 TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A HEIGHT OF 7.5 FEET
ABOVE MLLW. 

AT FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE... HIGH TIDE IS AT 2:46 PM MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND IS FORECAST AROUND 6.5 FEET MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS
AGAIN AT 2:58 AM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND IS FORECAST BETWEEN
6.5 AND 7.0 FEET MLLW AND 456 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A HEIGHT
OF 6.0 TO 6.5 FT ABOVE MLLW. 

THIS TYPE OF STORM IS NOT COMMON FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, AND CAN
CAUSE INCONVENIENCES FOR COMMUTERS TRAVELING TO AND FROM THE
BARRIER ISLANDS DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO
GOING TO BE FALLING WITH GALE FORCE WINDS ADDING TO THE STORMY
CONDITIONS AT THE SHORE. THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL BE DURING THE
DAY MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. COASTAL
RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. REMEMBER TO
MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

$$

DEZ001-002-NJZ016>019-021-PAZ070-071-121030-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.W.0001.080512T0400Z-080513T1200Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CUMBERLAND-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
334 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT TUESDAY. 

THE TIDE WILL BUILD UP THE DELAWARE BAY AND DELAWARE RIVER TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE GETTING HIGHER OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. THIS...COMBINED
WITH A COUPLE INCHES OF RAIN RUNNING OFF INTO THE TRIBUTARIES OF
THE DELAWARE...WILL CAUSE STREET FLOODING ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
DELAWARE IN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. THE TIDAL
LEVEL ALONE WILL REACH MINOR AND THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE IT COULD
REACH MODERATE LEVELS OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS AT THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE. 

THIS WILL IMPACT THE PEAK TIMES FOR COMMUTING MONDAY MORNING AND
AGAIN MONDAY EVENING. PLEASE DO NOT PARK YOUR CAR IN THE VULNERABLE
FLOOD AREAS ADJACENT TO THE DELAWARE RIVER AND NEVER DRIVE THROUGH
FLOODED STREETS.

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS,
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER, FOR POINTS ALONG THE DELAWARE
RIVER:

FOR PHILADELPHIA...HIGH TIDE IS AT 8:22 AM MONDAY MORNING AND IS
FORECAST TO BE 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN AT 9:06 PM
MONDAY EVENING AND IS FORECAST AT 8.0 TO 8.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW. HIGH
TIDE TUESDAY MORNING OCCURS AT 9:23 AM AND IS FORECAST AT AROUND
8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW.

FOR BREAKWATER HARBOR DELAWARE... HIGH TIDE IS AT 3:52 PM MONDAY
AFTERNOON WITH A FORECAST NEAR 6.50 FEET ABOVE MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS
AGAIN AT 4:13 AM TUESDAY MORNING WITH A FORECAST AT 6.5 TO 7.0
FEET ABOVE MLLW AND 4:56 PM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST AT 6.5 FEET
ABOVE MLLW.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. PERSONS
LIVING ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER ADJACENT TO TRIBUTARIES AND ROADWAYS
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 

THE FLOODING THAT IS EXPECTED IS PRIMARILY FROM THE TIDAL EFFECTS
ON THE DELAWARE RIVER. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED AND IF IT COINCIDES
WITH THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WILL EXACERBATE THE STREET FLOODING. 

$$

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-121030-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0005.080512T0400Z-080513T1200Z/
CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
334 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
EDT TUESDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY AND WITH A
SECONDARY LOW FORMING OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THIS WILL
CAUSE A WIND TO BLOW UP THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND LIKELY TO CAUSE THE
TIDE TO RUN HIGHER THAN NORMAL. WE ARE EXPECTING THE FLOODING TO
BE IN THE MINOR CATEGORY AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS,
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER, FOR POINTS ALONG THE EASTERN
SHORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. 

FOR TOLCHESTER BEACH...HIGH TIDE IS AT 2:02 AM MONDAY MORNING...
AND AT 2:21 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL BE 3:10
AM TUESDAY MORNING

FOR CAMBRIDGE...HIGH TIDE IS 10:50 PM THIS EVENING...11:09 AM MONDAY
MORNING...AND 11:58 PM MONDAY EVENING.

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.

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
WHUS41 KPHI 120450
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1250 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ALONG THE ENTIRE COASTS OF NEW 
JERSEY AND DELAWARE, WITH AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING ACROSS THE 
SOUTHERN END OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. REMEMBER TO MOVE YOUR CAR
TO HIGHER GROUND PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION WITH CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN WITH STRONG EASTERLY WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

DEZ003-004-NJZ012>014-020-022>027-121300-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
1250 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

THE ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL
FLOODING ON THE OCEAN FRONT AND THE ADJACENT BACK BAYS AROUND THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY WITH MODERATE TIDAL
FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS.

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS,
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER, FOR POINTS ALONG THE NEW
JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEAN FRONT:

FOR SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY, HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 2:14 AM MONDAY WITH
A HEIGHT OF 7.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IS AT 3:00 PM
MONDAY AND IS FORECAST TO BE 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW. HIGH TIDE
IS AGAIN AT 3:12 AM TUESDAY AND IS FORECAST TO BE 7.0 TO 7.5 FEET
ABOVE MLLW AND 3:57 PM TUESDAY WITH A HEIGHT OF 7.0 TO 7.5 FT ABOVE
MLLW.

FOR ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY, STEEL PIER, HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT
1:53 AM MONDAY WITH A HEIGHT NEAR 7.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW. THE NEXT
HIGH TIDE IS AT 2:43 PM MONDAY WITH A FORECAST NEAR 7.50 FEET
ABOVE MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN AT 2:56 AM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST
AROUND 7.5 FEET MLLW AND 3:44 PM TUESDAY WITH A HEIGHT OF 7.0
FEET ABOVE MLLW.

FOR CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY, HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 2:21 AM MONDAY WITH
A HEIGHT OF 7.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IS AT 3:48 PM
MONDAY WITH A FORECAST OF 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS
AGAIN AT 4:03 AM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST OF AROUND 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET
ABOVE MLLW, AND 4:51 PM TUESDAY WITH A HEIGHT OF 7.5 FEET ABOVE
MLLW.

AT FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE, HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 2:00 AM MONDAY WITH
A HEIGHT OF 6.0 TO 6.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IS AT
2:46 PM MONDAY AND IS FORECAST AROUND 6.5 FEET MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS
AGAIN AT 2:58 AM TUESDAY AND IS FORECAST BETWEEN 6.5 AND 7.0 FEET
MLLW, AND 4:56 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A HEIGHT OF 6.0 TO 6.5 FEET
ABOVE MLLW.

THIS TYPE OF STORM IS NOT COMMON FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, AND CAN
CAUSE INCONVENIENCES FOR COMMUTERS TRAVELING TO AND FROM THE
BARRIER ISLANDS DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SOME HEAVY RAIN IS
ALSO GOING TO BE FALLING WITH STRONG WINDS ADDING TO THE STORMY
CONDITIONS AT THE SHORE. THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL BE OVERNIGHT
AND MONDAY.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. COASTAL
RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER, AND
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. REMEMBER TO
MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

$$

DEZ001-002-NJZ016>019-021-PAZ070-071-121300-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CUMBERLAND-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
1250 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

THE TIDE WILL BUILD UP THE DELAWARE BAY AND DELAWARE RIVER
MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE GETTING HIGHER THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
THE TIDAL LEVEL ALONE WILL REACH MINOR AND THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE
IT COULD REACH MODERATE LEVELS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AT THE TIMES
OF HIGH TIDE.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE PEAK TIMES FOR COMMUTING MONDAY MORNING AND
AGAIN MONDAY EVENING. PLEASE DO NOT PARK YOUR CAR IN THE
VULNERABLE FLOOD AREAS ADJACENT TO THE DELAWARE RIVER AND NEVER
DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED STREETS.

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS, 
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER, FOR POINTS ALONG THE DELAWARE
RIVER:

FOR PHILADELPHIA, THE NEXT HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 8:22 AM MONDAY AND
IS FORECAST TO BE 8.5 TO 9.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN
AT 9:06 PM MONDAY AND IS FORECAST TO BE 8.0 TO 8.5 FEET ABOVE
MLLW. HIGH TIDE TUESDAY MORNING OCCURS AT 9:23 AM AND IS FORECAST
TO BE AROUND 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW.

FOR BREAKWATER HARBOR DELAWARE, HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING OCCURS AT
3:07 AM AT 7.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IS AT 3:52 PM
MONDAY WITH A FORECAST NEAR 7.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS
AGAIN AT 4:13 AM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST AT 6.5 TO 7.0 FEET ABOVE
MLLW, AND 4:56 PM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST AT 6.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. PERSONS
LIVING ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER ADJACENT TO TRIBUTARIES AND
ROADWAYS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

THE FLOODING THAT IS EXPECTED IS PRIMARILY FROM THE TIDAL EFFECTS
ON THE DELAWARE RIVER. SOME HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED AND IF IT
COINCIDES WITH THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE, IT WILL EXACERBATE THE STREET
FLOODING.

$$

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-121300-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
1250 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY. 

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS, 
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER, FOR POINTS ALONG THE EASTERN
SHORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.

FOR TOLCHESTER BEACH, HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 2:02 AM MONDAY AND AGAIN
AT 2:21 PM MONDAY. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL BE AT 3:10 AM TUESDAY.

FOR CAMBRIDGE, HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 11:09 AM MONDAY AND AGAIN AT
11:58 PM MONDAY.

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.

$$

EBERWINE/GORSE
000 
WHUS41 KPHI 120827
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
427 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ALONG THE ENTIRE COASTS OF NEW
JERSEY AND DELAWARE... WITH AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN END OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. REMEMBER TO
MOVE YOUR CAR TO HIGHER GROUND PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY OFF THE NEW
JERSEY SHORE LATER TODAY WITH STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.

DEZ003-004-NJZ012>014-020-022>027-121630-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
427 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL
FLOODING ON THE OCEAN FRONT AND THE ADJACENT BACK BAYS AROUND THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE TODAY AND AGAIN TONIGHT. AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL
FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THE HIGHER OF THE TWO TIDES ALONG THE
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS TONIGHT.

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS...
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER... FOR POINTS ALONG THE NEW
JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEAN FRONT:

FOR SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
3:00 PM TODAY AND IS FORECAST TO BE 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW.
HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN AT 3:12 AM TUESDAY AND IS FORECAST TO BE 7.0 TO
7.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW AND 3:57 PM TUESDAY WITH A HEIGHT OF 7.0 TO
7.5 FT ABOVE MLLW.

FOR ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY... STEEL PIER... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE
WILL OCCUR AT 2:43 PM TODAY WITH A FORECAST NEAR 7.50 FEET ABOVE
MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN AT 2:56 AM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST AROUND
7.5 FEET MLLW AND 3:44 PM TUESDAY WITH A HEIGHT OF 7.0 FEET ABOVE
MLLW.

FOR CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 3:48
PM THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FORECAST OF 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW.
HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN AT 4:03 AM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST OF AROUND
7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW... AND 4:51 PM TUESDAY WITH A HEIGHT OF
7.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW.

AT FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
2:46 PM TODAY AND IS FORECAST AROUND 6.5 FEET MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS
AGAIN AT 2:58 AM TUESDAY AND IS FORECAST BETWEEN 6.5 AND 7.0 FEET
MLLW... AND 4:56 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A HEIGHT OF 6.0 TO 6.5
FEET ABOVE MLLW.

THIS TYPE OF STORM IS NOT COMMON FOR THE MONTH OF MAY... AND CAN
CAUSE INCONVENIENCES FOR COMMUTERS TRAVELING TO AND FROM THE
BARRIER ISLANDS DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SOME HEAVY RAIN IS
ALSO GOING TO BE FALLING WITH STRONG WINDS ADDING TO THE STORMY
CONDITIONS AT THE SHORE. THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL BE THE FIRST
PART OF TODAY.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. COASTAL
RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...
AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
REMEMBER TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND AT THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE.

$$

DEZ001-002-NJZ016>019-021-PAZ070-071-121630-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CUMBERLAND-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
427 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

THE TIDE WILL BUILD UP THE DELAWARE BAY AND DELAWARE RIVER FOR
THIS MORNINGS COMMUTE AND CONNTINUE GETTING HIGHER THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE TIDAL LEVEL ALONE WILL REACH MINOR AND THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE
IT COULD REACH MODERATE LEVELS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AT THE TIMES
OF HIGH TIDE.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE PEAK TIMES FOR COMMUTING THIS MORNING AND
AGAIN THIS EVENING. PLEASE DO NOT PARK YOUR CAR IN THE VULNERABLE
FLOOD AREAS ADJACENT TO THE DELAWARE RIVER AND NEVER DRIVE THROUGH
FLOODED STREETS.

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS...
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER... FOR POINTS ALONG THE
DELAWARE RIVER:

FOR PHILADELPHIA... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 8:22 AM TODAY AND
IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 9.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN
AT 9:06 PM TONIGHT AND IS FORECAST TO BE 8.0 TO 8.5 FEET ABOVE
MLLW. HIGH TIDE TUESDAY MORNING OCCURS AT 9:23 AM AND IS FORECAST
TO BE AROUND 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW.

FOR BREAKWATER HARBOR DELAWARE... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL BE AT 3:52
PM THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FORECAST NEAR 7.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW. HIGH
TIDE IS AGAIN AT 4:13 AM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST AT 6.5 TO 7.0
FEET ABOVE MLLW... AND 4:56 PM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST AT 6.5 FEET
ABOVE MLLW.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. PERSONS
LIVING ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER ADJACENT TO TRIBUTARIES AND
ROADWAYS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER... AND TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

THE FLOODING THAT IS EXPECTED IS PRIMARILY FROM THE TIDAL EFFECTS
ON THE DELAWARE RIVER. SOME HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED AND IF IT
COINCIDES WITH THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE... IT WILL EXACERBATE THE
STREET FLOODING.

$$

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-121630-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
427 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY. 

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS...
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER... FOR POINTS ALONG THE
EASTERN SHORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.

FOR TOLCHESTER BEACH... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCURS AT 2:21 PM
TODAY AND THEN AFTER THAT...THE FOLLOWING HIGH TIDE WILL BE AT
3:10 AM TUESDAY. LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 3.0 TO 3.5 FEET ABOVE
MLLW.

FOR CAMBRIDGE... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 11:09 AM TODAY
WITH A FORECAST AT 4.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW. THE FOLLOWING HIGH TIDE
WILL BE AT 11:58 PM TONIGHT. LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 3.5 FEET ABOVE
MLLW.

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.

$$


PO
000 
WHUS41 KPHI 121534
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1134 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ALONG THE ENTIRE COASTS OF NEW
JERSEY AND DELAWARE... WITH AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN END OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. REMEMBER TO
MOVE YOUR CAR TO HIGHER GROUND PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY OFF THE
NEW JERSEY SHORE LATER TODAY WITH STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.

DEZ003-004-NJZ012>014-020-022>027-122345-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
1134 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD MINOR TO
MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING ON THE OCEAN FRONT AND THE ADJACENT BACK
BAYS AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD TIDAL FLOODING OCCURRED WITH THE HIGH TIDE
EARLY THIS MORNING IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. SIMILAR
FLOODING COULD OCCUR AGAIN WITH THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDE CYCLES.

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS...
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER... FOR POINTS ALONG THE NEW
JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEAN FRONT:

FOR SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
3:00 PM TODAY AND IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW.
HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN AT 3:12 AM TUESDAY AND IS FORECAST TO BE 7.0 TO
7.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW AND 3:57 PM TUESDAY WITH A HEIGHT OF 7.0 TO
7.5 FT ABOVE MLLW.

FOR ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY... STEEL PIER... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE
WILL OCCUR AT 2:43 PM TODAY WITH A FORECAST 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE
MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN AT 2:56 AM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST AROUND
7.5 FEET MLLW AND 3:44 PM TUESDAY WITH A HEIGHT OF 7.0 FEET ABOVE
MLLW.

FOR CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
3:48 PM THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FORECAST OF 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE
MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN AT 4:03 AM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST OF
AROUND 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW... AND 4:51 PM TUESDAY WITH A HEIGHT
OF 7.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW.

AT FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
2:46 PM TODAY AND IS FORECAST AROUND 7.5 FEET MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS
AGAIN AT 2:58 AM TUESDAY AND IS FORECAST BETWEEN 7.0 AND 7.5 FEET
MLLW... AND 4:56 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A HEIGHT OF 6.0 TO 6.5
FEET ABOVE MLLW.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. COASTAL
RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...
AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
REMEMBER TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND AT THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE.

$$

DEZ001-002-NJZ016>019-021-PAZ070-071-122345-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CUMBERLAND-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
1134 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

THE TIDE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD UP THE DELAWARE BAY AND DELAWARE
RIVER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE GETTING HIGHER THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE TIDAL LEVEL COULD REACH MODERATE LEVELS OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE PEAK TIMES FOR COMMUTING AGAIN THIS EVENING.
PLEASE DO NOT PARK YOUR CAR IN THE VULNERABLE FLOOD AREAS ADJACENT
TO THE DELAWARE RIVER AND NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED STREETS.

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS...
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER... FOR POINTS ALONG THE
DELAWARE RIVER:

FOR PHILADELPHIA... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 9:06 PM TONIGHT
AND IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 9.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW. HIGH TIDE
TUESDAY MORNING OCCURS AT 9:23 AM AND IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 9.0
FEET ABOVE MLLW.

FOR BREAKWATER HARBOR DELAWARE... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL BE AT
3:52 PM THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FORECAST NEAR 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE
MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN AT 4:13 AM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST AT 7.5
TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW... AND 4:56 PM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST AT
6.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. PERSONS
LIVING ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER ADJACENT TO TRIBUTARIES AND
ROADWAYS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER... AND TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

$$

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-122345-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
1134 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY. 

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS...
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER... FOR POINTS ALONG THE
EASTERN SHORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.

FOR TOLCHESTER BEACH... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCURS AT 2:21 PM
TODAY AND THEN AFTER THAT...THE FOLLOWING HIGH TIDE WILL BE AT
3:10 AM TUESDAY. LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 3.0 TO 3.5 FEET ABOVE
MLLW.

FOR CAMBRIDGE... HIGH TIDE OCCURRED AT 11:09 AM TODAY WITH WATER
LEVELS AT ALMOST 4.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL BE
AT 11:58 PM TONIGHT. LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 3.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW.

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.

$$

AMC
000 
WHUS41 KPHI 122015
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
415 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ALONG THE ENTIRE COASTS OF NEW
JERSEY AND DELAWARE... WITH AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN END OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. REMEMBER TO
MOVE YOUR CAR TO HIGHER GROUND PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY OFF THE
NEW JERSEY SHORE LATER TODAY WITH STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-122115-
/O.CAN.KPHI.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
415 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. 

MORE NORTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL PUSH WATER
DOWN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY RESULTING IN FALL WATER LEVELS.

$$

DEZ003-004-NJZ012>014-020-022>027-130415-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
415 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD MINOR TO
MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING ON THE OCEAN FRONT AND THE ADJACENT BACK
BAYS AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD TIDAL FLOODING OCCURRED WITH THE HIGH TIDE
EARLY THIS MORNING IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. SIMILAR
FLOODING COULD OCCUR AGAIN WITH THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDE CYCLES.

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS...
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER... FOR POINTS ALONG THE NEW
JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEAN FRONT:

FOR SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
3:00 PM TODAY AND IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW.
HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN AT 3:12 AM TUESDAY AND IS FORECAST TO BE
7.0 TO 7.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW AND 3:57 PM TUESDAY WITH A HEIGHT OF
7.0 TO 7.5 FT ABOVE MLLW.

FOR ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY... STEEL PIER... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE
WILL OCCUR AT 2:43 PM TODAY WITH A FORECAST 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE
MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN AT 2:56 AM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST
AROUND 7.5 FEET MLLW AND 3:44 PM TUESDAY WITH A HEIGHT OF
7.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW.

FOR CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
3:48 PM THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FORECAST OF 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE
MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN AT 4:03 AM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST OF
AROUND 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW... AND 4:51 PM TUESDAY WITH A HEIGHT
OF 7.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW.

AT FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
2:46 PM TODAY AND IS FORECAST AROUND 7.5 FEET MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS
AGAIN AT 2:58 AM TUESDAY AND IS FORECAST BETWEEN 7.0 AND 7.5 FEET
MLLW... AND 4:56 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A HEIGHT OF 6.0 TO
6.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. COASTAL
RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...
AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
REMEMBER TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND AT THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE.

$$

DEZ001-002-NJZ016>019-021-PAZ070-071-130415-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CUMBERLAND-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
415 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

THE TIDE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD UP THE DELAWARE BAY AND DELAWARE
RIVER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE GETTING HIGHER THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE TIDAL LEVEL COULD REACH MODERATE LEVELS OVER THE NEXT
24 HOURS AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE PEAK TIMES FOR COMMUTING AGAIN THIS EVENING.
PLEASE DO NOT PARK YOUR CAR IN THE VULNERABLE FLOOD AREAS
ADJACENT TO THE DELAWARE RIVER AND NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
STREETS.

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS...
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER... FOR POINTS ALONG THE
DELAWARE RIVER:

FOR PHILADELPHIA... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 9:06 PM TONIGHT
AND IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 9.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW. HIGH TIDE
TUESDAY MORNING OCCURS AT 9:23 AM AND IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND
9.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW.

FOR BREAKWATER HARBOR DELAWARE... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL BE AT
3:52 PM THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FORECAST NEAR 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE
MLLW. HIGH TIDE IS AGAIN AT 4:13 AM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST AT
7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW... AND 4:56 PM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST
AT 6.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. PERSONS
LIVING ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER ADJACENT TO TRIBUTARIES AND
ROADWAYS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER... AND TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

$$
000 
WHUS41 KPHI 130348
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1148 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ALONG THE ENTIRE COASTS OF NEW
JERSEY AND DELAWARE... WITH AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN END OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE. REMEMBER TO
MOVE YOUR CAR TO HIGHER GROUND PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WELL OFF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY PULL AWAY INTO THE NORTH ATLANTIC OVERNIGHT AND
TUESDAY. 

DEZ003-004-NJZ012>014-020-022>027-131200-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
1148 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

A STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD
MINOR TO MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING ON THE OCEAN FRONT AND THE
ADJACENT BACK BAYS AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE OVERNIGHT. THE
TIDAL DEPARTURES ARE FALLING SLOWLY...BUT SHOULD ARE STILL HIGH
ENOUGH TO CAUSE PROBLEMS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO NORTHWEST
LATER TUESDAY AND THE DEPARTURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AND REDUCE
THE FLOODING THREAT.

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS...
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER... FOR POINTS ALONG THE NEW
JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEAN FRONT:

FOR SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
AT 3:12 AM TUESDAY AND IS FORECAST TO BE 7.0 TO 7.5 FEET ABOVE
MLLW. THIS WOULD CAUSE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WITH LOCALIZED MODERATE
FLOODING POSSIBLE.

FOR ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY... STEEL PIER... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE
WILL OCCUR 2:56 AM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST BETWEEN 6.5 AND 7.0 FEET
MLLW. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WITH
LOCALIZED MODERATE FLOODING POSSIBLE.

FOR CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 4:03
AM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST OF BETWEEN 7.5 AND 8.0 FEET ABOVE
MLLW. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING. 

AT FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
2:58 AM TUESDAY AND IS FORECAST BE AROUND 7.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW.
THIS WILL PRODUCE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WITH LOCALIZED MODERATE
FLOODING POSSIBLE. 

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. COASTAL
RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...
AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. REMEMBER
TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

$$

DEZ001-002-NJZ016>019-021-PAZ070-071-131200-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CUMBERLAND-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
1148 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

A STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND ACROSS THE MOUTH OF DELAWARE BAY
IS PREVENTING THE NATURAL FLOW OF WATER IN AND OUT OF THE BAY. THE
ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. THE TIDAL LEVEL COULD REACH MODERATE LEVELS ACROSS THE
DELAWARE BAY...ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE BAY.  

THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND WATER LEVEL FORECASTS...
REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER... FOR POINTS ALONG THE
DELAWARE RIVER:

FOR PHILADELPHIA... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING
AROUND 9:23 AM AND IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW.
THIS IS BELOW THE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING LEVEL AND WILL OCCUR AFTER
THE WARNING HAS EXPIRED. SPOTTY MINOR TIDAL FLOODING MAY BE
POSSIBLE HOWEVER. 

FOR BREAKWATER HARBOR DELAWARE... THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL BE AT
4:13 AM TUESDAY WITH A FORECAST AT 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET ABOVE MLLW.
THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING ONCE AGAIN FOR
THE DELAWARE BAY AFFECTING KENT AND SUSSEX COUNTIES IN DELAWARE
AND THE SOUTHERN PART OF NEW JERSEY ADJACENT TO DELAWARE BAY. 

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. PERSONS
LIVING ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER ADJACENT TO TRIBUTARIES AND
ROADWAYS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER... AND TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

$$


PO
000 
WHUS41 KPHI 131151
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
751 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008

DEZ003-004-NJZ012>014-020-022>027-131300-
/O.EXP.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
751 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

THE STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD TIDAL
FLOODING TO THE REGION IS MOVING FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA AND
HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING IN TO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES.

AS A RESULT TIDAL DEPARTURES ARE DECREASING AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DO SO THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HOWEVER, TIDAL DEPARTURES MAY APPROACH
MINOR IN ISOLATED BACK BAYS AROUND THE LATE AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE.

THEREFORE, THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

DEZ001-002-NJZ016>019-021-PAZ070-071-131300-
/O.EXP.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080513T1200Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CUMBERLAND-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
751 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

THE STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD TIDAL
FLOODING TO THE REGION IS MOVING FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA AND
HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING IN TO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES.

AS A RESULT TIDAL DEPARTURES ARE DECREASING AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DO SO THROUGHOUT THE DAY.  HOWEVER, TIDAL DEPARTURES MAY APPROACH
MINOR IN ISOLATED BACK BAYS AROUND THE LATE AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE.

THEREFORE, THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this coastal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this coastal flood warning went out at May 11, 3:00 PM EDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 3:00 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
300 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON AND A
SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS DEVELOPING OVER NORTH CAROLINA.
THE SECONDARY LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND IT SHOULD ABSORB THE
WEAKENING PRIMARY LOW.  THE SYSTEM IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE TO THE
NORTHEAST, PASSING OFF THE DELMARVA COAST LATE TONIGHT.  THE LOW
SHOULD MOVE SLOWLY OUT TO SEA ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  HIGH PRESSURE
IS THEN EXPECTED TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST FOR TUESDAY INTO EARLY
THURSDAY.  A COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST TO PASS
THROUGH OUR REGION ON THURSDAY NIGHT.  WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD
FOLLOW FOR PART OF FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.  A COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST
IS SLATED TO ARRIVE ON SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS SPINNING ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY THIS
AFTERNOON.  THE FEATURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST, REACHING
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION BY MORNING.

CLOUDS OVERSPREAD OUR REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND THE LEADING EDGE OF
THE RAIN THAT WAS APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST WAS AS CLOSE AT THE
WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE AREA AT 300 PM.

THE RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD OUR REGION THIS EVENING, AND IT WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY FROM THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA
SOUTHWARD, WHERE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.  A FAIRLY
GOOD PLUME OF MOISTURE OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OUT
AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW.

WE CONTINUE TO EXPECT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2.0 INCHES IN
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND
NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.  LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS, UP TO 3.0 INCHES, ARE POSSIBLE.  LESSER AMOUNTS OF RAIN ARE
EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND
THE POCONOS, PERHAPS IN THE 0.75 TO 1.5 INCH RANGE.

BASED ON THE FLASH FLOOD AND HEADWATER GUIDANCE, WE WILL CONTINUE
THE FLOOD WATCH.  ADDITIONAL DETAILS ARE DISCUSSED IN THE HYDROLOGY
SECTION BELOW.

A FAIRLY BRISK LOW LEVEL JET, AROUND 60 KNOTS OR SO, IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW.  WHILE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE, IT WILL BE BREEZY THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE UPPER LOW IS FORECAST TO PASS OFF THE DELMARVA COAST ON MONDAY
MORNING.  HOWEVER, ENOUGH MOISTURE SHOULD WRAP AROUND THE SYSTEM TO
KEEP OUR REGION UNDER RAINY COOL CONDITIONS FOR MONDAY.  SOME HEAVY
RAIN CONTINUES TO BE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF OUR
FORECAST AREA, MAINLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

THE UPPER LOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING OUT TO SEA ON TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY.  A GRADUAL DRYING TREND IN ANTICIPATED FOR MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.  HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BEGIN TO TAKE HOLD FROM
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND UP THE EAST COAST ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  THE RIDGE SHOULD DRIFT TO THE EAST AND FARTHER OFF
THE COAST ON THURSDAY.

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DIG DOWN OVER THE EASTERN
STATES FOR FRIDAY AND FOR THE COMING WEEKEND.  AS A RESULT, WE ARE
EXPECTING AN UNSETTLED PERIOD, WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EACH DAY.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL EARLY IN THE PERIOD, AS WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES TO THE EAST.  HOWEVER, THINGS DETERIORATE THIS
EVENING AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY MOVES
TO THE EAST.  THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN AND A SECOND LOW WILL FORM OVER
NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA.  THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO THE
NORTHEAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.  WITH DEVELOPING ONSHORE FLOW AND AN
INCREASE IN MOISTURE, CLOUDS WILL INCREASE, CEILING WILL LOWER AND
RAIN SHOULD DEVELOP BY EARLY EVENING.

ONCE THE RAIN STARTS IT WILL BE WITH US THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT, WITH
THE BULK OF THE PRECIP BETWEEN 12Z MONDAY AND 00Z TUESDAY.  VSBYS
AND ESPECIALLY CIGS WILL DROP TO IFR AND EVEN POSSIBLY LIFR DURING
THE TIMES OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN.  WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN GUSTING TO
AROUND 20 KTS IN SOME AREAS AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 KTS, AND POSSIBLY
HIGHER EXPECTED.

OVERALL, NOT A PARTICULARLY NICE TIME FRAME TO BE FLYING.

OUTLOOK...
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN QUITE POOR THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT, WITH GRADUAL
IMPROVEMENT ON TUESDAY.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR WEDNESDAY
WITH VFR CONDITIONS.  THEN ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY APPROACH BY
THURSDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
RATHER TRANQUIL WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE COMING TO AN ABRUPT END.  LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND WEAKEN AND A
SECOND LOW WILL FORM OVER NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA AND MOVE TO
THE NORTHEAST THRU MONDAY.  STRENGTHENING EASTERLY FLOW WILL BRING
AN INCREASE IN SEAS.  GALE WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN POSTED FOR ALL
THE COASTAL ZONES AND LWR DEL BAY.  WIND GUSTS TO 40 KTS ARE
POSSIBLE.  SCA FLAGS ARE UP FOR UPR DEL BAY.  SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
RAPIDLY INCREASE WITH THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW, AND THE LATEST
WAVEWATCH INDICATES SEAS WILL MAKE IT AS HIGH AS 12 FT.  ONCE THE
SEAS BUILD, THEY WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY, AND
POSSIBLY LATER.

FOR THE OUTLOOK, HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD FOLLOW FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE
COMING WEEK, HOWEVER A COLD FRONT IS LIKELY TO APPROACH THURSDAY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
EVENT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.5 TO 2.0 INCHES SHOULD BE COMMON FROM THE
PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA SOUTHWARD FROM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING.  SOME SPOTS COULD PICK UP NEAR 3.0 INCHES.

BASED ON THE LATEST FLASH FLOOD AND HEADWATER GUIDANCE, OUR MAIN
CONCERN IS FOR ANY LOCATION THAT IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 2 INCHES OR
MORE OF RAIN IN THE TRENTON-PHILADELPHIA-WILMINGTON CORRIDOR.
NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY REMAINS THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE, AND FOR
THAT AREA WE WILL FOCUS MORE ON THE 1.0 TO 1.5 INCH RANGE.

WITH THE ABOVE CONSIDERATIONS IN MIND, ALONG WITH THE LATEST
FORECAST GUIDANCE, WE WILL KEEP THE FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SAME FIVE
COUNTIES AS BEFORE, CECIL, NEW CASTLE, CHESTER, DELAWARE AND
PHILADELPHIA.  WE HAVE DECIDED TO START THE WATCH TWO HOURS EARLIER,
AT MIDNIGHT INSTEAD OF 200 AM.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
BASED ON THE LATEST AVAILABLE GUIDANCE, A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WILL
BE ISSUED FOR ALL OF OUR OCEAN ZONES, DEL BAY ZONES AND THE DEL
RIVER S OF PHL.  A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL ALSO BE ISSUED FOR
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY ZONES.  BOTH THE WARNING AND ADVISORY WILL GO
INTO EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND REMAIN THRU 12Z TUESDAY.  THE
WARNING/ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE FURTHER EXTENDED BEYOND 12Z TUESDAY
AT A LATER TIME.

THE LATEST GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING
IS LIKELY AND MODERATE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY IN THE WARNING AREA.
FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY AND DUE TO THE STAGGERED HIGH TIDE TIMES
FROM THE OCEAN TO THE BAY AND DEL RIVER, THE TIMES WERE ADJUSTED SO
THAT BOTH PRODUCTS HAD THE SAME VALID TIMES.  THE NGM AND AVIATION
TIDAL GUIDANCE ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH STRONG POSITIVE
ANOMALIES, SO THERE IS REASONABLE CONFIDENCE IN THIS FCST.

&&

.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
     TUESDAY FOR PAZ070-071.
     FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR PAZ067-070-071.
NJ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
     TUESDAY FOR NJZ012>014-016>027.
DE...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
     TUESDAY FOR DEZ001>004.
     FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR DEZ001.
MD...FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR MDZ008.
     COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
     TUESDAY FOR MDZ008-012-015-019-020.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR
     ANZ431-452>455.
     GALE WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR
     ANZ450-451.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT
     TUESDAY FOR ANZ430.

&&

SYNOPSIS/NEAR TERM/SHORT TERM/LONG TERM...IOVINO
AVIATION/MARINE...NIERENBERG
HYDROLOGY...IOVINO
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...NIERENBERG
Hazardous weather outlook, May 11, 3:50 AM EDT, 11 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
350 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-062-121000-
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-CARBON-MONROE-NORTHAMPTON-
350 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NJZ012>014-121000-
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
350 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM
EDT MONDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

DEZ003-004-NJZ020-022>027-121000-
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
350 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM
EDT MONDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

ALSO...RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT.
POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...AND RAINFALL MAY EXACERBATE
COASTAL FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.

ALSO...RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA ON MONDAY.
POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...AND RAINFALL MAY EXACERBATE
COASTAL FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

DEZ001-MDZ008-PAZ067-070-071-121000-
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-CHESTER-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
350 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST
MARYLAND AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

DEZ002-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ015>019-021-PAZ060-061-068-069-121000-
KENT DE-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-
CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CUMBERLAND-BERKS-LEHIGH-MONTGOMERY-
BUCKS-
350 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...EASTERN
MARYLAND...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA ON MONDAY. POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

ANZ431-452>455-121000-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
350 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND
DELAWARE BAY WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

ANZ450-451-121000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
350 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

ANZ430-121000-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
350 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DELAWARE BAY WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

MPD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 9:05 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean6 hr
May 11, 5:15 AM EDTCoastal Flood WatchPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean10 hr
May 11, 5:15 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean10 hr
May 11, 3:37 AM EDTFlood WatchPHINew Castle30 hr

Nearby

Coastal Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2008Coastal Flood Warnings in Delaware, 2008Coastal Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2008Every coastal flood warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.