Event: Coastal Flood Statement
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2019-09-18T05:18:00-04:00
Expires: 2019-09-18T13:30:00-04:00
Description: * LOCATION…From the Virginia Middle Peninsula to York County,
mainly in areas along the Chesapeake Bay and York River.
* TIMING…Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS…Up to one half foot of inundation above
ground level is possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and
tidal waterways.
Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.
YORKTOWN VA
MLLW CATEGORIES – MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 5.0 FT, MAJOR 5.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES – MINOR 1.9 FT, MODERATE 2.4 FT, MAJOR 2.9 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
——– ——— ——— ——— ——- ——–
18/01 PM 4.2 1.6 1.5 1 NONE
19/01 AM 4.2 1.6 1.9 1 NONE
19/01 PM 4.5 1.9 1.8 1 MINOR
20/01 AM 3.4 0.8 1.2 1 NONE
20/02 PM 3.6 1.0 0.9 1 NONE
21/02 AM 2.9 0.3 0.7 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
——– ——— ——— ——— ——- ——–
18/12 PM 4.2 1.5 1.2 2 NONE
19/01 AM 4.3 1.6 1.7 2 NONE
19/01 PM 4.6 1.9 1.7 2 MINOR
20/01 AM 3.8 1.1 1.3 1 NONE
20/02 PM 3.8 1.1 0.9 1 NONE
21/02 AM 3.1 0.4 0.7 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
——– ——— ——— ——— ——- ——–
18/01 PM 2.9 1.5 1.3 2-3 NONE
19/02 AM 3.1 1.7 1.6 3 MINOR
19/02 PM 3.1 1.7 1.5 2 MINOR
20/03 AM 2.7 1.3 1.3 1 NONE
20/03 PM 2.7 1.3 1.1 1 NONE
Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Mathews; York; Middlesex; Gloucester
Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-3823615-3268919
CAP MessageType: Alert