Friday, November 25, 2011

Minor flood warning for SW Washington coast

SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
557 PM PST FRI NOV 25 2011
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 3 PM SATURDAY
FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW ALONG LOW LYING SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON COAST...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 3 PM SATURDAY
FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW ALONG LOW LYING SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON COAST.
A SIGNIFICANT TIDAL OVERFLOW IS EXPECTED AROUND HIGH TIDE EARLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALONG LOW-LYING PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON COAST. HIGH WATER WILL DEVELOP BY NOON SATURDAY ALONG
WILLAPA BAY AND ESTUARIES FROM MEGLER TO NORTH COVE AS THE TIDE
COMES IN.
* TIDES: HIGH TIDE SATURDAY WILL REACH 11.1 FT AROUND 1 PM.
ADDITIONALLY...THE TIDAL ANOMALY WILL RUN NEAR 1 FOOT WHICH WILL
MAKE THE OBSERVED TIDE NEAR 12 FT. THE OBSERVED TIDE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON MAY REACH NEAR 11 FT ALSO.
* IMPACTS: MINOR FLOODING NEAR THE POST OFFICE IN RAYMOND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

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