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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
358 PM EDT FRI OCT 11 2019
MAZ024-120400-
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NANTUCKET MA-
358 PM EDT FRI OCT 11 2019
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 AM EDT SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOSTON/NORTON HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 2 AM EDT SATURDAY.
* LOCATIONS...NANTUCKET MA.
* TIMING...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT SATURDAY.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...UP TO ONE FOOT OF INUNDATION
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR
SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS (5.2 TO 5.6 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER). MINOR COASTAL FLOODING BEGINS ON EASY STREET IN
NANTUCKET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF
THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS DUE TO THE
HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE SPLASHOVER. THE MAJORITY OF ROADS
REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO
SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE...AND IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
CATEGORY THRESHOLDS ARE BASED ON STILL WATER LEVELS. IMPACTS
MAY BE GREATER, DEPENDING UPON WAVE ACTION.
NANTUCKET HARBOR
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 5.0 FT, MODERATE 6.5 FT, MAJOR 8.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.4 FT, MODERATE 2.9 FT, MAJOR 4.4 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
12/12 AM 5.2/ 5.7 1.6/ 2.0 2.2/ 2.7 5 MINOR
12/12 PM 4.9/ 5.4 1.3/ 1.8 1.9/ 2.3 4 MINOR
13/12 AM 4.5/ 5.0 0.9/ 1.4 1.5/ 2.0 3-4 NONE
13/01 PM 4.4/ 4.9 0.8/ 1.3 1.3/ 1.8 2-3 NONE
14/01 AM 4.4/ 4.9 0.8/ 1.3 1.4/ 1.9 2 NONE
14/01 PM 4.7/ 5.2 1.1/ 1.6 1.5/ 2.0 2 MINOR
RIZ006-007-120100-
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WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-
358 PM EDT FRI OCT 11 2019
...SPLASHOVER EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE
EARLY THIS EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN-MOST SHORELINE OF RI IN WASHINGTON
AND NEWPORT COUNTIES.
* TIMING...FROM 5 PM UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...UP TO ONE HALF FOOT OF INUNDATION
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR
SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS (5.3 TO 6.0 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER). MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OCCURS ALONG THE MOST
VULNERABLE SHORELINE LOCALES IN NEWPORT, PORTSMOUTH AND
MIDDLETOWN. THIS INCLUDES FLOODING AT PARKING LOTS NEAR
BEACHES IN NEWPORT, AND A PORTION OF HAZARD ROAD. MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING ALSO OCCURS ON SEVERAL STREETS IN THE COMMON
FENCE POINT AREA.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
CATEGORY THRESHOLDS ARE BASED ON STILL WATER LEVELS. IMPACTS
MAY BE GREATER, DEPENDING UPON WAVE ACTION.
NEWPORT SOUTH COAST BEACHES
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 6.0 FT, MODERATE 7.5 FT, MAJOR 9.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 2.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, MAJOR 5.5 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
11/07 PM 5.2/ 5.7 1.8/ 2.2 2.0/ 2.5 6 MINOR
12/08 AM 5.2/ 5.7 1.8/ 2.2 1.8/ 2.2 4-5 NONE
12/08 PM 4.7/ 5.2 1.2/ 1.7 1.4/ 1.9 2 NONE
13/08 AM 4.6/ 5.1 1.1/ 1.6 1.0/ 1.5 2 NONE
13/08 PM 4.5/ 5.0 1.0/ 1.5 1.1/ 1.6 2 NONE
14/09 AM 4.9/ 5.4 1.4/ 1.9 1.3/ 1.8 2-3 NONE
NEWPORT HARBOR
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 6.0 FT, MODERATE 9.0 FT, MAJOR 10.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.9 FT, MODERATE 4.9 FT, MAJOR 6.4 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
11/07 PM 5.7/ 6.2 1.7/ 2.2 2.0/ 2.5 3 MINOR
12/08 AM 5.7/ 6.2 1.6/ 2.0 1.8/ 2.2 2-3 MINOR
12/08 PM 5.2/ 5.7 1.1/ 1.6 1.4/ 1.9 1 NONE
13/08 AM 5.2/ 5.7 1.1/ 1.6 1.1/ 1.6 1 NONE
13/09 PM 5.0/ 5.5 0.9/ 1.4 1.2/ 1.7 1 NONE
14/09 AM 5.5/ 6.0 1.4/ 1.9 1.4/ 1.9 1 NONE
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