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CFWAKQ
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1250 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2025
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WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-
1250 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2025
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...UP TO ONE FOOT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
EXPECTED IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL
WATERWAYS.
* WHERE...WESTMORELAND, RICHMOND, NORTHUMBERLAND, LANCASTER,
MIDDLESEX, MATHEWS, WESTERN ESSEX AND EASTERN ESSEX COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...SHALLOW FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN THE MOST VULNERABLE
LOCATIONS NEAR THE WATERFRONT AND SHORELINE RESULTING IN A LOW
THREAT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXPECT UP TO ONE FOOT OF WATER
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN LOW LYING, VULNERABLE AREAS. SOME ROADS
AND LOW LYING PROPERTY INCLUDING PARKING LOTS, PARKS AND LAWNS
NEAR THE WATERFRONT WILL EXPERIENCE SHALLOW FLOODING.
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.
LEWISETTA VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, MAJOR 4.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.5 FT, MODERATE 2.0 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
31/09 AM 3.0 1.5 1.7 1 MINOR
31/09 PM 2.1 0.6 0.7 1 NONE
01/10 AM 1.8 0.3 0.4 1 NONE
01/11 PM 1.8 0.3 0.3 1 NONE
02/10 AM 1.9 0.4 0.4 1 NONE
DAHLGREN/COLONIAL BEACH VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 5.0 FT, MAJOR 7.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.6 FT, MODERATE 3.1 FT, MAJOR 5.1 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
31/10 AM 3.1 1.2 1.5 1 NONE
31/11 PM 2.5 0.6 0.7 1 NONE
01/12 PM 2.2 0.3 0.4 1 NONE
02/12 AM 2.1 0.2 0.3 1 NONE
02/11 AM 2.3 0.4 0.4 1 NONE
TAPPAHANNOCK VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, MAJOR 4.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 0.9 FT, MODERATE 1.4 FT, MAJOR 1.9 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
31/08 AM 3.0 0.9 1.4 1 MINOR
31/09 PM 2.4 0.3 0.6 1 NONE
01/11 AM 1.9 -0.2 0.1 1 NONE
01/10 PM 1.8 -0.3 0.0 1 NONE
02/10 AM 1.9 -0.2 -0.1 1 NONE
WINDMILL POINT VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, MAJOR 4.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.6 FT, MODERATE 2.1 FT, MAJOR 2.6 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
31/07 AM 3.1 1.7 1.8 1 MINOR
31/07 PM 2.2 0.8 0.8 1 NONE
01/08 AM 1.7 0.3 0.3 1 NONE
01/08 PM 1.7 0.3 0.3 1 NONE
02/07 AM 1.8 0.4 0.3 1 NONE
02/08 PM 1.7 0.3 0.3 1 NONE
WARE RIVER AT SCHLEY VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 5.5 FT, MAJOR 6.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.8 FT, MODERATE 2.8 FT, MAJOR 3.8 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
31/04 AM 3.8 1.1 1.5 1 NONE
31/05 PM 3.3 0.6 0.6 1 NONE
01/06 AM 2.6 -0.1 0.0 1 NONE
01/06 PM 2.8 0.1 0.1 1 NONE
02/06 AM 2.9 0.2 0.0 1 NONE
02/06 PM 2.8 0.1 0.0 1 NONE
MDZ021>023-310800-
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DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
1250 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2025
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...TWO TO THREE FEET OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN
LOW- LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS.
* WHERE...DORCHESTER, WICOMICO AND SOMERSET COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF VULNERABLE AREAS WILL RESULT
IN AN ELEVATED THREAT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE TO HOMES AND
BUSINESSES NEAR THE WATERFRONT AND SHORELINE. WATER WILL BE 2
TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN SOME AREAS RESULTING IN A
SUFFICIENT DEPTH TO CLOSE NUMEROUS ROADS AND THREATEN HOMES
AND BUSINESSES. FLOODING WILL EXTEND INLAND FROM THE
WATERFRONT ALONG TIDAL RIVERS AND BAYS RESULTING IN SOME ROAD
CLOSURES AND FLOODING OF VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE PROPERTY. IF
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH
WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
CAMBRIDGE MD
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, MAJOR 4.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.5 FT, MODERATE 2.0 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
31/12 AM 4.2 2.2 2.2 1 MODERATE
31/12 PM 3.7 1.7 2.0 1 MINOR
01/12 AM 2.9 0.9 0.9 1 NONE
01/01 PM 2.4 0.4 0.5 1 NONE
02/01 AM 2.0 0.0 0.0 1 NONE
02/01 PM 2.2 0.2 0.2 1 NONE
BISHOPS HEAD MD
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.2 FT, MODERATE 3.7 FT, MAJOR 4.2 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.1 FT, MODERATE 1.6 FT, MAJOR 2.1 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
31/09 AM 3.5 1.4 1.7 3 MINOR
31/10 PM 3.1 1.0 1.1 2-3 NONE
01/10 AM 2.7 0.6 0.7 1-2 NONE
01/10 PM 2.3 0.2 0.3 1 NONE
02/09 AM 2.4 0.3 0.4 1 NONE
CRISFIELD MD
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, MAJOR 5.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.3 FT, MODERATE 1.8 FT, MAJOR 2.8 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
31/08 AM 3.8 1.6 2.2 1 MINOR
31/09 PM 3.3 1.1 1.3 1 NONE
01/10 AM 2.5 0.3 0.7 1 NONE
01/10 PM 2.3 0.1 0.3 1 NONE
02/10 AM 2.4 0.2 0.4 1 NONE
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