Update: Coastal Flood Advisory issued September 9 at 8:55PM EDT expiring September 10 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Event: Coastal Flood Advisory
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2014-09-09T20:55:48-04:00
Expires: 2014-09-10T00:00:00-04:00
Description: * LOCATION…COASTAL LOCATIONS IN THE TIDEWATER AND HAMPTON
ROADS AREAS ADJACENT TO THE BAY AND AREA RIVERS…INCLUDING
THE ELIZABETH RIVER.

* COASTAL FLOODING…MINOR COASTAL FLOODING INUNDATION EXPECTED
NEAR TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE AT SEWELLS POINT
IS AT 1015 PM EDT. HIGH TIDE AT YORKTOWN IS AT 1018 PM EDT.

* TIMING…A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE.

* IMPACTS…AREAS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY RESULT IN SOME
FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS DURING HIGH TIDE
THIS EVENING.
Instruction:
YORKTOWN VA
MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 5.0 FT, SEVERE 5.5 FT

TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
———- ——- ——- ——- ——- ———-
09/10 PM 4.3 2.9 1.4 2-3 NONE
10/11 AM 3.9 3.0 0.9 1-2 NONE
10/11 PM 3.4 2.8 0.6 1 NONE
11/12 PM 3.4 3.0 0.4 1-2 NONE
11/12 AM 2.9 2.7 0.2 2 NONE
12/12 PM 3.1 2.9 0.2 2 NONE

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS…TIDES AND
WAVE ACTION WILL COMBINE TO CREATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG
THE SHORE…AND NEAR TIDAL RIVERS AND CREEKS. BE PREPARED FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES AND MINOR FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. IF
TRAVEL IS NECESSARY…DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH.

SEWELLS POINT VA
MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 6.0 FT, SEVERE 7.0 FT

TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
———- ——- ——- ——- ——- ———-
09/10 PM 4.6 3.3 1.3 3 MINOR
10/10 AM 4.4 3.4 1.0 2-3 MINOR
10/11 PM 3.8 3.2 0.6 1-2 NONE
11/11 AM 3.9 3.5 0.4 1 NONE
11/12 AM 3.1 3.0 0.1 2 NONE
12/12 PM 3.5 3.3 0.2 2 NONE

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: City of Norfolk; City of Virginia Beach; City of Poquoson; York; City of Hampton; City of Newport News; City of Chesapeake; City of Portsmouth

Message Identifier: NWS-140501-772312-707510
CAP MessageType: Update