673  
WHUS41 KLWX 162154  
CFWLWX  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
554 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
MDZ016-VAZ057-170600-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.CF.Y.0044.250917T0200Z-250917T0600Z/  
CHARLES-KING GEORGE-  
554 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO  
2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...UP TO ONE HALF FOOT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL  
EXPECTED IN LOW LYING AREAS DUE TO TIDAL FLOODING.  
 
* WHERE...SHORELINE IN CHARLES AND KING GEORGE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY,  
ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 3.5 FEET, WATER REACHES YARDS NEAR COBB ISLAND  
AND DOCKS NEAR DAHLGREN.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TIDES ONE AND A HALF TO TWO FEET ABOVE  
NORMAL. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT INDIAN HEAD IS AT 4:37 AM. THE  
NEXT HIGH TIDE AT GOOSE BAY IS AT 12:43 AM. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE  
AT DAHLGREN IS AT 11:51 PM.  
 
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.  
 
UPPER MACHODOC CREEK AT DAHLGREN  
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  
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------  
17/12 AM 3.6 1.7 1.6 0.5 MINOR  
17/12 PM 3.4 1.5 1.5 0.5 NONE  
18/12 AM 3.3 1.4 1.3 0.5 NONE  
18/01 PM 2.9 1.0 0.9 0.5 NONE  
19/02 AM 2.9 1.0 0.8 0.5 NONE  
19/02 PM 2.8 0.9 0.7 0.5 NONE  
 
 
 
 
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