Weather Update (Coastal Flood Statement)

Issued by The National Weather ServiceWakefield, VA

Wed, Nov 26, 10:55 am EST

• * LOCATION... ATLANTIC PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE.
• * TIMING/IMPACTS... WATER LEVELS WILL APPROACH MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE LATE THIS MORNING.
• * TIDES... TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL RISE TO AROUND ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
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• ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR. FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
• OCEAN CITY INLET MD MINOR 4.0 FT, MODERATE 5.0 FT, SEVERE 6.0 FT
• TOTAL ASTRO DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 26/10 AM 3.5 2.7 0.8 7 NONE 26/11 PM 3.5 2.2 1.3 5-6 NONE 27/11 AM 3.2 2.7 0.5 3-4 NONE 28/12 AM 2.1 2.2 -0.1 3-4 NONE 28/12 PM 2.6 2.5 0.1 3 NONE 29/01 AM 2.3 2.2 0.1 2-3 NONE :
• WACHAPREAGUE VA MINOR 6.5 FT, MODERATE 7.5 FT, SEVERE 8.0 FT
• TOTAL ASTRO DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 26/11 AM 6.0 4.7 1.3 7 NONE 26/11 PM 4.8 3.7 1.1 4-5 NONE 27/12 PM 5.0 4.5 0.5 3 NONE 28/12 AM 3.7 3.7 0.0 3 NONE 28/01 PM 4.4 4.3 0.1 2-3 NONE 29/01 AM 3.8 3.7 0.1 2 NONE :