Coastal Flood Statement 9, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Sep 9, 2009, 4:02 AM EDT (08:02 UTC)

Expired

Sep 9, 2009, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

16 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 Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WHUS41 KPHI 090802
CFWPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
402 AM EDT WED SEP 9 2009

DEZ004-NJZ024-025-092000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.A.0002.090910T1400Z-090910T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.S.0009.090909T0802Z-090909T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.S.0009.090909T2000Z-090910T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0018.090909T1400Z-090909T2000Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
402 AM EDT WED SEP 9 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE NORTHEAST FLOW WILL INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
INTO THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES SLOWLY FROM THE SOUTH.
HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL RESULT FROM THIS ONSHORE
FLOW. FOR TODAY, THIS MAY CAUSE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING FROM LATE
MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN
10 AM AND NOON...AND THE BACK BAYS USUALLY REACH HIGH TIDE 1 OR 2
HOURS LATER. ALSO, A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE IN EFFECT
FOR TODAY.

ON THURSDAY THE PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE MORE PILING
OF WATER ONTO THE SHORE. ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WAVE
ACTION, THIS MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING LATER
THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

AT ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT), HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR
AT 11:44 AM, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL NEAR 7.0 FEET ABOVE MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.

AT CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT), HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 1:07
PM, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL NEAR 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER.

AT BREAKWATER HARBOR, DELAWARE (DELAWARE BAY), HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR
AT 1:13 PM, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF NEAR 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.

AT REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (OCEANFRONT), HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
12:21 PM, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF NEAR 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.

HIGH TIDE OCCURS LATER ON THE BACK BAYS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
DO NOT PARK YOUR CAR IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING.

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.

&&

$$

DEZ003-NJZ022-023-092000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.A.0002.090910T1400Z-090910T2100Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0018.090909T1400Z-090909T2000Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
402 AM EDT WED SEP 9 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE NORTHEAST FLOW WILL INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
INTO THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES SLOWLY FROM THE SOUTH.
HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL RESULT FROM THIS ONSHORE
FLOW. FOR TODAY, THIS MAY CAUSE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING FROM LATE
MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN
10 AM AND NOON...AND THE BACK BAYS USUALLY REACH HIGH TIDE 1 OR 2
HOURS LATER.

ON THURSDAY THE PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE MORE PILING
OF WATER ONTO THE SHORE. ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WAVE
ACTION, THIS MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING LATER
THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

AT ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT), HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR
AT 11:44 AM, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL NEAR 7.0 FEET ABOVE MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.

AT CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT), HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 1:07
PM, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL NEAR 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER.

AT BREAKWATER HARBOR, DELAWARE (DELAWARE BAY), HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR
AT 1:13 PM, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF NEAR 7.0 FEET ABOVE MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.

AT REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (OCEANFRONT), HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
12:21 PM, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF NEAR 7.0 FEET ABOVE MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.

HIGH TIDE OCCURS LATER ON THE BACK BAYS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
DO NOT PARK YOUR CAR IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ014-026-092000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.A.0002.090910T1400Z-090910T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.S.0009.090909T0802Z-090910T0000Z/
EASTERN MONMOUTH-COASTAL OCEAN-
402 AM EDT WED SEP 9 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

THE NORTHEAST FLOW WILL INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
INTO THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES SLOWLY FROM THE SOUTH.
HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL RESULT FROM THIS ONSHORE
FLOW. ALSO, A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE IN EFFECT
FOR TODAY.

ON THURSDAY THE PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE MORE PILING
OF WATER ONTO THE SHORE. ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WAVE
ACTION, THIS MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING LATER
THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

AT SANDY HOOK, NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT), HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
12:08 PM, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF NEAR 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.

AT SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT), HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR
AT 11:38 AM, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF NEAR 7.0 FEET ABOVE
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

HIGH TIDE OCCURS LATER ON THE BACK BAYS OF NEW JERSEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NJZ012-013-020-027-092000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.A.0002.090910T1400Z-090910T2100Z/
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
402 AM EDT WED SEP 9 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

THE NORTHEAST FLOW WILL INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
INTO THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES SLOWLY FROM THE SOUTH.
HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WILL RESULT FROM THIS ONSHORE
FLOW. 

ON THURSDAY THE PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE MORE PILING
OF WATER ONTO THE SHORE. ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WAVE
ACTION, THIS MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING LATER
THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

AT SANDY HOOK, NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT), HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
12:08 PM, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF NEAR 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.

AT SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT), HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR
AT 11:38 AM, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF NEAR 7.0 FEET ABOVE
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

HIGH TIDE OCCURS LATER ON THE BACK BAYS OF NEW JERSEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

000 
WHUS41 KPHI 091830
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
230 PM EDT WED SEP 9 2009

DEZ004-NJZ024-025-100300-
/O.CAN.KPHI.CF.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090909T2000Z/
/O.UPG.KPHI.CF.A.0002.090910T1400Z-090910T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0019.090910T1400Z-090910T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KPHI.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-090910T0000Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
230 PM EDT WED SEP 9 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM EDT
THURSDAY...
...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.
IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 1000 AM UNTIL 400 PM ON THURSDAY.

A PERSISTENT NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CREATE INCREASINGLY POSITIVE
TIDAL DEPARTURES ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE
DURING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. AS A RESULT, WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL
FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE MIDDAY HIGH TIDE ON THURSDAY.
SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. HIGH TIDE ALONG THE
OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 1130 AM AND 1230 PM. HIGH TIDE ON THE
BACK BAYS AND ALONG DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER THAN IT DOES ON THE
OCEANFRONT.

ALSO, THERE CONTINUES TO BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
NEW JERSEY SHORE AND AT THE DELAWARE BEACHES TODAY. PLEASE FOLLOW
THE ADVICE OF THE LOCAL BEACH PATROL. IF THERE ARE NO LIFE GUARDS
PRESENT, STAY OUT OF THE SURF.

$$

DEZ003-NJZ022-023-100300-
/O.CAN.KPHI.CF.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090909T2000Z/
/O.UPG.KPHI.CF.A.0002.090910T1400Z-090910T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0019.090910T1400Z-090910T2000Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
230 PM EDT WED SEP 9 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.
IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 1000 AM UNTIL 400 PM ON THURSDAY.

A PERSISTENT NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CREATE INCREASINGLY POSITIVE
TIDAL DEPARTURES ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE
DURING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. AS A RESULT, WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL
FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE MIDDAY HIGH TIDE ON THURSDAY.
SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. HIGH TIDE ALONG THE
OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 1130 AM AND 1230 PM. HIGH TIDE ON THE
BACK BAYS AND ALONG DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER THAN IT DOES ON THE
OCEANFRONT.

$$

NJZ014-026-100300-
/O.UPG.KPHI.CF.A.0002.090910T1400Z-090910T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0019.090910T1400Z-090910T2000Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-090910T0000Z/
EASTERN MONMOUTH-COASTAL OCEAN-
230 PM EDT WED SEP 9 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM EDT
THURSDAY...
...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.
IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 1000 AM UNTIL 400 PM ON THURSDAY.

A PERSISTENT NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CREATE INCREASINGLY POSITIVE
TIDAL DEPARTURES ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE
DURING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. AS A RESULT, WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL
FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE MIDDAY HIGH TIDE ON THURSDAY.
SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. HIGH TIDE ALONG THE
OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 1130 AM AND 1230 PM. HIGH TIDE ON THE
BACK BAYS AND ALONG DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER THAN IT DOES ON THE
OCEANFRONT.

ALSO, THERE CONTINUES TO BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
NEW JERSEY SHORE AND AT THE DELAWARE BEACHES TODAY. PLEASE FOLLOW
THE ADVICE OF THE LOCAL BEACH PATROL. IF THERE ARE NO LIFE GUARDS
PRESENT, STAY OUT OF THE SURF.

$$

NJZ012-013-020-027-100300-
/O.UPG.KPHI.CF.A.0002.090910T1400Z-090910T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0019.090910T1400Z-090910T2000Z/
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
230 PM EDT WED SEP 9 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.
IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 1000 AM UNTIL 400 PM ON THURSDAY.

A PERSISTENT NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CREATE INCREASINGLY POSITIVE
TIDAL DEPARTURES ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE
DURING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. AS A RESULT, WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL
FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE MIDDAY HIGH TIDE ON THURSDAY.
SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. HIGH TIDE ALONG THE
OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 1130 AM AND 1230 PM. HIGH TIDE ON THE
BACK BAYS AND ALONG DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER THAN IT DOES ON THE
OCEANFRONT.

$$

DEZ002-NJZ021-100300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0019.090910T1400Z-090910T2000Z/
KENT-CUMBERLAND-
230 PM EDT WED SEP 9 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.
IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 1000 AM UNTIL 400 PM ON THURSDAY.

A PERSISTENT NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CREATE INCREASINGLY POSITIVE
TIDAL DEPARTURES ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE
DURING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. AS A RESULT, WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL
FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE MIDDAY HIGH TIDE ON THURSDAY.
SOME BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. HIGH TIDE ALONG THE
OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 1130 AM AND 1230 PM. HIGH TIDE ON THE
BACK BAYS AND ALONG DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER THAN IT DOES ON THE
OCEANFRONT.

$$

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Coastal Flood Statements in New Jersey, 2009Coastal Flood Statements in Delaware, 2009Every coastal flood statement in 2009

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