The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory for areas along Narragansett Bay at the time of high tide on Thursday evening. Astronomically high spring tides combined with a southwest wind may lead to a minor storm surge and flooding in the lowest lying areas around the bay. See below from the National Weather Service office in Taunton, MA.
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1106 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
...POCKETS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY ALONG NARRAGANSETT BAY
EARLY THIS EVENING...
.THE COMBINATION OF A SOUTHWEST WIND PUSHING WATER UP THE BAY AND
A HIGH SPRING TIDE WILL LIKELY CAUSE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN A
FEW SPOTS ALONG NARRAGANSETT BAY...AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE BETWEEN
7 AND 8 PM THIS EVENING.
RIZ002-004>007-232315-
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SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
1106 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.
* LOCATION...NARRAGANSETT BAY SHORELINE IN RHODE ISLAND.
* COASTAL FLOODING...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG
VULNERABLE AREAS.
* TIMING...WITHIN AN HOUR OR SO OF THE HIGH TIDE...WHICH OCCURS
BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM.
* IMPACTS...A FEW SHORE ROADS AND POSSIBLY A FEW BASEMENTS WILL BE
FLOODED AROUND THE TIME OF THE EVENING HIGH TIDE. THE FLOODING
COULD BE EXACERBATED IF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS PRODUCE FRESH WATER
RUNOFF AT THE TIME OF THE HIGH TIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF
THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS DUE TO THE
HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE SPLASHOVER. THE MAJORITY OF ROADS
REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO
SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND ANY IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.
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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.
NARRAGANSETT BAY - FOX POINT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
7.2 23/07 PM 6.0 1.2 2 MINOR
5.1 24/08 AM 5.1 0.0 1 NONE
6.1 25/08 PM 6.1 0.0 1-2 NONE
5.3 25/09 AM 5.3 0.0 3 NONE
6.3 25/09 PM 6.3 0.0 3 NONE
NARRAGANSETT BAY - CONIMICUT POINT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
6.7 23/07 PM 5.5 1.2 2 MINOR
5.2 24/08 AM 4.8 0.4 1 NONE
5.9 25/08 PM 5.8 0.1 1-2 NONE
5.0 25/09 AM 5.0 0.0 3 NONE
6.0 25/09 PM 6.0 0.0 3 NONE
POINT JUDITH
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
5.1 23/07 PM 4.2 0.9 5-6 NONE
3.5 24/08 AM 3.3 0.2 5-6 NONE
4.5 25/08 PM 4.4 0.1 5-6 NONE
3.6 25/08 AM 3.4 0.2 6 NONE
4.5 25/09 PM 4.5 0.0 5 NONE
WESTERLY
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
4.2 23/07 PM 3.3 0.9 3-4 NONE
3.0 24/08 AM 2.9 0.1 3-4 NONE
3.8 24/09 PM 3.7 0.1 4 NONE
3.1 25/09 AM 3.0 0.1 4 NONE
3.7 25/10 PM 3.7 0.0 3-4 NONE
NEWPORT HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
6.1 23/07 PM 4.9 1.2 2 NONE
4.5 24/08 AM 4.1 0.4 1-2 NONE
5.3 25/08 PM 5.2 0.1 1-2 NONE
4.3 25/08 AM 4.2 0.1 3 NONE
5.3 25/09 PM 5.3 0.0 3 NONE
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