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Coastal Flood Statement 21, NWS New York, NY

November 13, 2012Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut; 8 counties in New York; Essex County, Hudson County, Union County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this coastal flood statement at Nov 13, 2012, 3:47 PM EST for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut; 8 counties in New York; Essex County, Hudson County, Union County, New Jersey. It took effect at Nov 14, 2012, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 13, 2012, 3:47 PM EST (20:47 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 14, 2012, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 14, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Union County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 75 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2012-11-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 307 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2012-11-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 199 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
307 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
474 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
199 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.4

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The text

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

331 
WHUS41 KOKX 132047
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
347 PM EST TUE NOV 13 2012

...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING...

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072-074-075-080-178-179-140915-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.S.0021.121114T1100Z-121114T1500Z/
HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
347 PM EST TUE NOV 13 2012

...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING
DURING HIGH TIDE...

* LOCATIONS...COASTLINES SURROUNDING NEW YORK HARBOR AND SOUTH
  SHORE BAYS OF LONG ISLAND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...MAINLY UP TO 0.5 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL.

* TIMING...NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE WEDNESDAY MORNING...GENERALLY
  BETWEEN 7 AND 9 AM FOR COASTLINES OF NEW YORK HARBOR AND
  SOUTHWESTERN LONG ISLAND BAYS. FOR SOUTH SHORE BAYS TOWARDS
  SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK COASTLINES...HIGH TIDE WILL BE MAINLY BETWEEN
  9 AND 10 AM.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE.

$$

CTZ009-010-NYZ071-073-078-176-177-140915-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.S.0021.121114T1400Z-121114T1700Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
347 PM EST TUE NOV 13 2012

...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING
DURING HIGH TIDE...

* LOCATIONS...COASTLINES SURROUNDING WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...A FEW TENTHS OF A FOOT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL.

* TIMING...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLE WEDNESDAY MORNING GENERALLY
  BETWEEN 10 AND 11 AM.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE.

$$
2 follow-up statements
046 
WHUS41 KOKX 140856
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
356 AM EST WED NOV 14 2012

...ISOLATED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072-074-075-080-178-179-141500-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0021.121114T1100Z-121114T1500Z/
HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
356 AM EST WED NOV 14 2012

...ISOLATED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE DURING THIS MORNINGS
HIGH TIDE CYCLE...

* LOCATIONS...COASTLINES SURROUNDING NEW YORK HARBOR AND SOUTH 
  SHORE BAYS OF LONG ISLAND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...UP TO A HALF FOOT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.

* TIMING...BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM EST.

* IMPACTS...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING.

$$

CTZ009-010-NYZ071-073-078-176-177-141700-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0021.121114T1400Z-121114T1700Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
356 AM EST WED NOV 14 2012

...ISOLATED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE DURING THIS MORNINGS
HIGH TIDE CYCLE...

* LOCATIONS...COASTLINES SURROUNDING WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...UP TO THREE TENTHS OF A FOOT ABOVE
  ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.

* TIMING...BETWEEN 10 AM AND 11 AM EST.

* IMPACTS...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING.

$$
961 
WHUS41 KOKX 141500
CFWOKX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1000 AM EST WED NOV 14 2012

...ISOLATED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING THIS MORNING...

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072-074-075-080-178-179-141600-
/O.CAN.KOKX.CF.S.0021.000000T0000Z-121114T1500Z/
HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1000 AM EST WED NOV 14 2012

THE MORNING HIGH TIDE HAS PASSED. ADDITIONAL VERY MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING IS LIKELY TOMORROW MORNING...WITH TIDE LEVELS VERY SIMILAR TO
THOSE THAT OCCURRED THIS MORNING.

$$

CTZ009-010-NYZ071-073-078-176-177-141700-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0021.000000T0000Z-121114T1700Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
1000 AM EST WED NOV 14 2012

...ISOLATED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING DURING THIS MORNINGS HIGH TIDE
CYCLE...

* LOCATIONS...COASTLINES SURROUNDING WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...UP TO THREE TENTHS OF A FOOT ABOVE 
  ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. 

* TIMING...BETWEEN 10 AM AND 11 AM EST.

* IMPACTS...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 13, 3:02 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementOKX88 min
Nov 13, 1:29 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange, Putnam, Rockland2 hr

Nearby

Coastal Flood Statements in New York, 2012Coastal Flood Statements in New Jersey, 2012Coastal Flood Statements in Connecticut, 2012Every coastal flood statement in 2012

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.