901  
WHUS41 KLWX 211348  
CFWLWX  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
948 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2025  
 
MDZ014-212200-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.CF.Y.0033.250822T0600Z-250822T0800Z/  
/O.NEW.KLWX.CF.A.0002.250822T0800Z-250823T1400Z/  
ANNE ARUNDEL-  
948 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2025  
 
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 AM EDT  
FRIDAY...  
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, UP TO TWO FEET OF  
INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL EXPECTED IN LOW LYING AREAS DUE TO  
TIDAL FLOODING. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH, TWO TO TWO AND HALF FEET  
OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS  
DUE TO TIDAL FLOODING.  
 
* WHERE...SHORELINE IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, FROM 2 AM TO 4 AM EDT  
FRIDAY, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. FOR THE  
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 3.5 FEET, WATER REACHES THE FLOOR OF THE MARITIME  
MUSEUM IN ANNAPOLIS, BEGINS TO COVER BOWYER ROAD ON THE NAVAL  
ACADEMY CAMPUS, AND NUMEROUS BUSINESSES ON DOCK STREET ARE  
FLOODED, ALONG WITH THE CITY DOCK PARKING LOT. BAYSIDE BEACH  
BEGINS TO FLOOD AROUND HARBOR RD AND LAKE DR.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TIDES ONE AND A HALF TO TWO FEET ABOVE  
NORMAL. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY IS AT  
4:26 PM AND 5:31 AM.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, ALLOW EXTRA TIME AS SOME ROADS MAY BE  
CLOSED. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH WATER OF  
UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE  
PROPERTY.  
 

 
 
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.  
 
SEVERN RIVER AT ANNAPOLIS  
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 2.6 FT, MODERATE 3.3 FT, MAJOR 5.0 FT  
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.2 FT, MODERATE 1.9 FT, MAJOR 3.6 FT  
 
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE  
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD  
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT  
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------  
21/03 PM 1.9 0.5 0.7 1.0 NONE  
22/05 AM 3.2 1.8 1.5 0.5 MINOR  
22/04 PM 3.2 1.8 1.9 0.5 MINOR  
23/06 AM 3.7 2.3 2.0 0.5 MODERATE  
23/06 PM 3.1 1.7 1.7 1.0 MINOR  
24/06 AM 3.4 2.0 1.8 1.0 MODERATE  
 

 
 

 
 
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