COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM 6PM EDT THU UNTIL 4AM EDT FRI
…COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS…SHORELINE IN SAINT MARY’S COUNTY.
* TIDAL DEPARTURE…AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.
* TIMING…AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE AT POINT LOOKOUT IS AT 11:30 PM. HIGH TIDE AT PINEY POINT IS AT 12:23 AM. HIGH TIDE AT COLTONS POINT IS AT 12:59 AM.
* IMPACTS…WATER IS EXPECTED TO COVER ROADS ON SAINT GEORGE’S ISLAND, BE IN YARDS, AND APPROACH STRUCTURES. TO THE EAST, INUNDATION IS EXPECTED AT MULTIPLE MARINAS OFF SAINT MARY’S RIVER, SMITH CREEK, AND JUTLAND CREEK. SHORELINE INUNDATION UP TO ONE FOOT ABOVE GROUND IS POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE.
* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION…ADDITIONAL COASTAL FLOOD HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. && && FORECAST TIDES ARE REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER (MLLW) AND MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER (MHHW) UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDE IS APPROXIMATE TO NEAREST HOUR. TOTAL TIDE COMBINES THE NORMAL TIDE AND DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL. FLOOD IMPACT IS BASED ON THE TOTAL TIDE AND WAVES WHERE APPLICABLE. STRAITS POINT MD MLLW CATEGORIES – MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, MAJOR 5.0 FT MHHW CATEGORIES – MINOR 1.4 FT, MODERATE 1.9 FT, MAJOR 3.4 FT TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT