St. Mary’s County, MD – Feb. 9, 8:36 a.m. – The National Weather Service has issued the following coastal flood warning for St. Mary’s County
…COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…
…COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM EST WEDNESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
* TIDAL ANOMALY…BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.
* TIMING…AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT…HIGHEST THIS AFTERNOON.
* EXPECTED IMPACTS…MODERATE INUNDATION OF THE SHORELINE NEAR ST.
GEORGES ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. MINOR INUNDATION OF LOW LYING
SHORELINE ELSEWHERE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES…
POINT LOOKOUT…1:58 PM AND 2:07 AM…
COLTON POINT…3:21 PM AND 3:47 AM…
PINEY POINT…2:45 PM AND 3:11 AM…
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.
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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ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.