Update: Coastal Flood Advisory issued September 10 at 7:36AM EDT expiring September 10 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Event: Coastal Flood Advisory
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2014-09-10T07:37:04-04:00
Expires: 2014-09-10T14:00:00-04:00
Description: * LOCATION…COASTAL LOCATIONS IN THE TIDEWATER AND HAMPTON
ROADS AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND AREA RIVERS…
INCLUDING THE ELIZABETH RIVER.

* COASTAL FLOODING…MINOR COASTAL FLOODING INUNDATION EXPECTED
NEAR TIME OF HIGH TIDE WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDE AT SEWELLS
POINT IS AT 1038 AM EDT…HIGH TIDE AT YORKTOWN IS AT 1054 AM
EDT THIS MORNING.

* 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 MORNING.
Instruction: &&

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.

ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF
HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR. FLOOD
CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.

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-140501-772752-707956
CAP MessageType: Update