Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

910 
WHUS41 KPHI 272130
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
530 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015


DEZ001-NJZ016>019-PAZ070-071-280530-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0003.150627T2200Z-150628T0700Z/
NEW CASTLE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
530 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SUNDAY. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND
  THE TIME OF TONIGHT'S HIGH TIDE.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE UPPER DELAWARE BAY IS BETWEEN 800 PM
  AND 1000 PM. HIGH TIDE ON THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER IS AROUND
  MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
EXPECT FLOODING ON THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS

   DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO
TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.
THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING
YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO
COSTLY REPAIRS.

   FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR
COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI/TIDES.HTM (ALL IN LOWER
CASE).

&&

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NJZ014-024>026-280200-
/O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150628T0200Z/
EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-
530 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...A DEVELOPING AND STRENGTHENING EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW 
  WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASING RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS 
  TODAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE DEVELOPING HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG THE NEW 
  JERSEY COAST TODAY IS A DANGER TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. BE 
  SAFE AND STAY OUT OF THE WATER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE
CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIP
CURRENTS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE
WHO ENTERS THE SURF. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER
FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW
SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES
SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS
AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

&&

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SZATKOWSKI