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WHUS41 KAKQ 190956
CFWAKQ
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
456 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024
MDZ021>023-191800-
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DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
456 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...UP TO ONE FOOT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL EXPECTED
IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS.
* WHERE...DORCHESTER, WICOMICO AND SOMERSET COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* 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.
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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
19/06 AM 2.6 0.6 0.9 1 NONE
19/06 PM 3.2 1.2 1.3 1 NONE
20/07 AM 3.0 1.0 1.4 1 NONE
20/07 PM 3.2 1.2 1.4 1 NONE
21/07 AM 2.6 0.6 1.1 2-3 NONE
21/08 PM 3.0 1.0 1.3 2 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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
19/04 AM 2.7 0.6 0.9 1 NONE
19/04 PM 3.3 1.2 1.2 1 MINOR
20/04 AM 3.1 1.0 1.4 1 NONE
20/05 PM 3.3 1.2 1.4 1 MINOR
21/05 AM 2.8 0.7 1.1 3 NONE
21/05 PM 3.1 1.0 1.3 2 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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
19/03 PM 3.5 1.3 1.2 1 MINOR
20/03 AM 2.9 0.7 1.4 1 NONE
20/04 PM 3.5 1.3 1.3 1 MINOR
21/04 AM 2.8 0.6 1.3 1 NONE
21/05 PM 3.4 1.2 1.4 1 NONE
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