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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 24, 20154 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this rip current statement at Sep 24, 2015, 8:46 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 24, 2015, 8:46 PM EDT (00:46 UTC)
Expired
Sep 25, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
23 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 00:46 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2015-09-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2015-09-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
906 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 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.

902 
WHUS41 KPHI 250046
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
846 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2015

...PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW MAY CREATE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING DURING
THE FRIDAY EVENING HIGH TIDE...

DEZ004-NJZ024-250900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.RP.S.0006.150925T0046Z-150926T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0004.150925T2100Z-150926T0400Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
846 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...OCEAN SIDE OF CAPE MAY COUNTY NEW JERSEY AND SUSSEX
  COUNTY DELAWARE

* COASTAL FLOODING...A CONTINUED ONSHORE FLOW WILL LEAD TO HIGHER
  TIDAL DEPARTURES ON FRIDAY EVENING. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS
  EXPECTED AT THIS TIME AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE WHICH STARTS
  AT THE OCEANFRONT AROUND 630 PM. THIS MAY BE THE FIRST OF
  SEVERAL DAYS WITH MINOR TIDAL FLOODING.

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 20 TO 25 MPH ALONG
  WITH AN EASTERLY SWELL AND WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE 5 TO 7 FOOT RANGE
  WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE NEW
  JERSEY SHORE AND AT THE DELAWARE BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS
  RIP CURRENTS. WATER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL WILL RESULT IN
  SOME MINOR INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS WHICH MAY LEAD TO SOME
  ROAD CLOSURES EARLY FRIDAY EVENING.

* OUTLOOK...THERE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR
  THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS INTO THE COMING
  WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE
CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIPS
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.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS
EXPECTED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD
CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD.

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).

&&

$$

DEZ002-003-NJZ021-023-250900-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0004.150925T2100Z-150926T0400Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CUMBERLAND-CAPE MAY-
846 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT...

* COASTAL FLOODING...A CONTINUED ONSHORE FLOW WILL LEAD TO HIGHER
  TIDAL DEPARTURES ON FRIDAY EVENING. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS
  EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS MAY BE THE FIRST OF SEVERAL DAYS
  WITH MINOR TIDAL FLOODING.

* TIMING...FRIDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT AROUND THE TIME
  OF HIGH TIDE AS THE HIGH TIDE WORKS ITS WAY UP DELAWARE BAY AND
  INTO INLETS.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL WILL RESULT IN SOME 
  MINOR INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS WHICH MAY LEAD TO SOME 
  ROAD CLOSURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS
EXPECTED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD
CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD.

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).

&&

$$

NJZ014-025-026-250900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.RP.S.0006.150925T0046Z-150926T0000Z/
EASTERN MONMOUTH-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
846 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...A NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 MPH ALONG WITH AN EASTERLY
  SWELL AND WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE 4 TO 7 FOOT RANGE WILL CONTINUE TO
  CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE NEW JERSEY SHORE AND AT
  THE DELAWARE BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 
  DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. 

* OUTLOOK...THERE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE AN ELEVATED RISK 
  FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS INTO THE COMING 
  WEEKEND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE
CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIPS
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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
049 
WHUS41 KPHI 250811
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
411 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW MAY CREATE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING DURING
THIS EVENING'S HIGH TIDE...

DEZ004-NJZ024-252230-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0004.150925T2100Z-150926T0400Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150926T0000Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
411 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* COASTAL FLOODING...A CONTINUED ONSHORE FLOW WILL LEAD TO HIGHER
  TIDAL DEPARTURES THIS EVENING. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS
  EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE WHICH STARTS AT THE
  OCEANFRONT AROUND 630 PM. THIS MAY BE THE FIRST OF SEVERAL DAYS
  WITH MINOR TIDAL FLOODING.

* RIP CURRENT TIMING...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 20 TO 25 MPH ALONG WITH
  AN EASTERLY SWELL AND WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE 6 TO 8 FOOT RANGE WILL
  CONTINUE TO CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE NEW
  JERSEY SHORE AND AT THE DELAWARE BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS
  RIP CURRENTS. WATER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL WILL RESULT IN
  SOME MINOR INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS WHICH MAY LEAD TO SOME
  ROAD CLOSURES EARLY THIS EVENING.

* OUTLOOK...THERE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE AN ELEVATED RISK 
  FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS INTO THE COMING 
  WEEKEND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE
CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIPS
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.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS
EXPECTED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD
CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD.

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).

&&

$$

DEZ002-003-NJZ021-023-252230-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0004.150925T2100Z-150926T0400Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CUMBERLAND-CAPE MAY-
411 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* COASTAL FLOODING...A CONTINUED ONSHORE FLOW WILL LEAD TO HIGHER
  TIDAL DEPARTURES THIS EVENING. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS
  EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THIS MAY BE THE FIRST OF
  SEVERAL DAYS WITH MINOR TIDAL FLOODING.

* TIMING...AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING INTO THE
  EARLY PART OF THE OVERNIGHT AS THE HIGH TIDE WORKS ITS WAY UP
  DELAWARE BAY AND INTO INLETS.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL WILL RESULT IN SOME 
  MINOR INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS WHICH MAY LEAD TO SOME 
  ROAD CLOSURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS
EXPECTED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD
CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD.

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).

&&

$$

NJZ014-025-026-252230-
/O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150926T0000Z/
EASTERN MONMOUTH-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
411 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...A NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 20 MPH ALONG WITH AN EASTERLY
  SWELL AND WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE 6 TO 8 FOOT RANGE WILL CONTINUE TO
  CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE NEW JERSEY SHORE THROUGH
  THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 
  DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. 

* OUTLOOK...THERE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE AN ELEVATED RISK 
  FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS INTO THE COMING 
  WEEKEND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE
CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIPS
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.

&&

$$
453 
WHUS41 KPHI 251958
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
358 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW WILL CREATE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING
INTO THIS WEEKEND'S HIGH TIDE CYCLES...

NJZ014-025-026-260400-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0005.150926T2200Z-150927T1600Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150926T0000Z/
EASTERN MONMOUTH-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
358 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON
EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON
EDT SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF MONMOUTH, ATLANTIC AND OCEAN
  COUNTIES INCLUDING THE INLETS AND BACK BAYS.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING THE
  HIGH TIDE CYCLES ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. SPOTTY
  MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE
  IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY THIS EVENING.
  
* TIMING...HIGH TIDES ON THE NEW JERSEY COAST WILL OCCUR BETWEEN
  630 PM AND 730 PM ON SATURDAY EVENING AND 700 AM AND 800 AM ON
  SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDES ON THE BACK BAYS OCCUR LATER THAN
  THE OCEANFRONT.
 
* WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE OCEAN WATERS OFF THE COAST WILL
  AVERAGE 7 TO 9 FEET. 

* RIP CURRENT...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH ALONG WITH AN
  EASTERLY SWELL AND WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE 6 TO 8 FOOT RANGE WILL
  CONTINUE TO CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE NEW
  JERSEY SHORE INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL WILL RESULT IN MINOR
  INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS WHICH SHOULD LEAD TO SOME ROAD
  CLOSURES SATURDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY MORNING. BEACH EROSION IS
  ALSO LIKELY. THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
  DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
 
* OUTLOOK...THERE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR
  THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS WELL AS MINOR TIDAL
  FLOODING DEEPER INTO THE WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY ON MONDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS
EXPECTED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD
CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD.

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).

A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE
CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIPS
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.

&&

$$

DEZ001-NJZ016-260400-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0005.150927T0100Z-150927T1800Z/
NEW CASTLE-SALEM-
358 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SATURDAY TO 2 PM
EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SATURDAY TO 2 PM
EDT SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE LOWER DELAWARE RIVER IN NEW CASTLE AND SALEM
  COUNTIES AS WELL AS TIDAL SECTIONS OF ITS TRIBUTARIES. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH
  TIDE CYCLES LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY.
  SPOTTY MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH TIDE
  CYCLE LATE THIS EVENING.
  
* TIMING...HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1030 PM AND MIDNIGHT ON
  SATURDAY EVENING AND AROUND NOON ON SUNDAY.
 
* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL WILL RESULT IN MINOR
  INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS WHICH SHOULD LEAD TO SOME ROAD
  CLOSURES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY DAY.
  
* OUTLOOK...THERE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE A RISK FOR FURTHER
  MINOR TIDAL FLOODING INTO MONDAY. THE THREAT OF MINOR TIDAL
  FLOODING COULD EXPAND FARTHER NORTH UP THE DELAWARE RIVER LATE
  IN THE WEEKEND AND ON MONDAY.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS
EXPECTED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD
CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD.

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).

&&

$$

NJZ012-013-020-022-027-260400-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0005.150926T2200Z-150927T1600Z/
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
358 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON
EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON
EDT SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF MIDDLESEX, MONMOUTH, OCEAN,
  BURLINGTON AND ATLANTIC COUNTIES INCLUDING THE INLETS AND BACK
  BAYS.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH
  TIDE CYCLES ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. SPOTTY MINOR
  TIDAL FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS
  EVENING IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.
  
* TIMING...HIGH TIDES START ON THE NEW JERSEY COAST BETWEEN 630 PM
  AND 730 PM SATURDAY EVENING AND 700 AM AND 800 AM SUNDAY
  MORNING. HIGH TIDES IN RARITAN AND BARNEGAT BAYS AS WELL AS ON
  THE BACK BAYS OCCUR LATER THAN THE OCEANFRONT.
 
* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL WILL RESULT IN MINOR
  INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS WHICH SHOULD LEAD TO SOME ROAD
  CLOSURES SATURDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY MORNING. 
 
* OUTLOOK...THERE WILL LIKELY BE A RISK FOR ADDITIONAL MINOR TIDAL
  FLOODING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS
EXPECTED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD
CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD.

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).

&&

$$

DEZ004-NJZ024-260400-
/O.EXT.KPHI.CF.Y.0004.150925T2100Z-150927T1600Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150926T0000Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
358 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE AND CAPE MAY
  COUNTY NEW JERSEY.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING EXPECTED
  DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES THIS EVENING AND ESPECIALLY ON
  SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. ISOLATED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING
  IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH HIGH TIDE SATURDAY MORNING. COASTAL
  FLOODING WILL ALSO IMPACT THE INLETS AND BACK BAYS AS THE
  ONSHORE FLOW IS PREVENTING DRAINAGE.
  
* TIMING...HIGH TIDES ON THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS WILL
  OCCUR BETWEEN 600 PM AND 700 PM THIS EVENING, 700 PM AND 800 PM
  SATURDAY EVENING AND 730 AM AND 830 AM SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH
  TIDES ON THE BACK BAYS AND INLETS OCCUR LATER THAN THE OCEANFRONT.
 
* WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE OCEAN WATERS OFF THE COAST WILL BE
  BETWEEN 7 AND 10 FEET.

* RIP CURRENT...A NORTHEAST WIND OF AROUND 20 MPH ALONG WITH AN
  EASTERLY SWELL AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE VERY
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE
  OCEANFRONTS.

* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL WILL RESULT IN MINOR
  INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS WHICH WILL LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES.
  THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ON SATURDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY
  MORNING. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY. THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR
  THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
 
* OUTLOOK...THERE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR
  THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS WELL AS MINOR TIDAL
  FLOODING DEEPER INTO THE WEEKEND INTO MONDAY MORNING.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS
EXPECTED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD
CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD.

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).

A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE
CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERY STRONG RIPS
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.

&&

$$

DEZ002-003-NJZ021-023-260400-
/O.EXT.KPHI.CF.Y.0004.150925T2100Z-150927T1600Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CUMBERLAND-CAPE MAY-
358 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF KENT AND SUSSEX COUNTIES IN DELAWARE
  AND CUMBERLAND AND CAPE MAY COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING EXPECTED
  DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES THIS EVENING AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY
  NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. ISOLATED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ALSO
  POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE SATURDAY MORNING.
  
* TIMING...HIGH TIDES ON THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS WILL
  START AT AROUND 630 PM THIS EVENING, 730 PM ON SATURDAY EVENING
  AND 800 AM ON SUNDAY MORNING. THE HIGH TIDES IN THE BACK BAYS,
  INLETS AND FARTHER NORTHWEST IN DELAWARE BAY WILL OCCUR LATER
  THAN THE OCEANFRONT.
  
* IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMAL WILL RESULT IN MINOR
  INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS WHICH WILL LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES
  THIS EVENING, SATURDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
  ALSO AFFECT BACK BAY AND INLET LOCATIONS AS THE ONSHORE FLOW
  WILL PREVENT DRAINAGE. 
 
* OUTLOOK...THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE RISK FOR ADDITIONAL
  MINOR TIDAL FLOODING DEEPER INTO THE WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS
EXPECTED MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD
CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD.

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).

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 25, 3:58 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem57 hr

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in New Jersey, 2015Rip Current Statements in Delaware, 2015Every rip current statement in 2015

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.