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WHUS41 KAKQ 180753
CFWAKQ
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
253 AM EST WED NOV 18 2009
VAZ095>098-181600-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0037.091118T1300Z-091118T1600Z/
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-
253 AM EST WED NOV 18 2009
...HIGH WATER MAY AFFECT SOME AREAS ALONG THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE
BAY AND ADJACENT TRIBUTARIES THIS MORNING...
A STRONG EASTERLY FLOW AND TIDAL DEPARTURES RUNNING BETWEEN 1 TO
1.5 FT ABOVE NORMAL WILL ALLOW FOR WATER LEVELS TO APPROACH TO
NEAR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING THRESHOLDS AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS
MORNING.
WHILE NO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED...AREAS WHERE
HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED LAST WEEK MAY STILL BE DRAINING OFFSHORE
AND WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO SHALLOW FLOODING.
HIGH TIDES THIS MORNING WILL OCCUR AT 852 AM EST AT THE CHESAPEAKE
BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL AND 946 AM EST AT SEWELLS POINT.
WAMSLEY
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