Minor flooding is possible during the midnight high tide along the Eastern Massachusetts coastline. Monday night’s high tide will be astronomically high coinciding with the full moon. The impact should be minimal in areas that have seen far worse in the past year during Sandy and the winter’s Nor’easters.
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
352 PM EDT MON JUL 22 2013
...POCKETS OF VERY MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE LIKELY ALONG THE
MOST VULNERABLE LOCATIONS OF EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE
MIDNIGHT HIGH TIDE CYCLE...
MAZ007-015-016-019-230400-
/O.CAN.KBOX.CF.S.0007.130723T0200Z-130723T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KBOX.CF.Y.0006.130723T0200Z-130723T0600Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
352 PM EDT MON JUL 22 2013
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...POCKETS OF VERY MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY AT THE MIDNIGHT
HIGH TIDE CYCLE...
* LOCATION...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS.
* COASTAL FLOODING...POCKETS OF VERY MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE
LIKELY ALONG THE MOST VULNERABLE LOCATIONS OF EAST COASTAL
MASSACHUSETTS.
* TIMING...AROUND MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS.
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 POSSIBLE 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.
NEWBURYPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
10.6 23/12 AM 10.1 0.5 1-2 NONE
8.9 23/01 PM 8.8 0.1 2 NONE
10.2 24/01 AM 10.1 0.1 1 NONE
8.9 24/01 PM 8.9 0.0 1 NONE
9.9 25/02 AM 9.9 0.0 2 NONE
GLOUCESTER HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.6 23/12 AM 11.1 0.5 2 NONE
10.1 23/12 PM 9.9 0.2 2 NONE
11.3 24/01 AM 11.1 0.2 2 NONE
10.1 24/01 PM 10.1 0.0 2 NONE
10.9 25/01 AM 10.9 0.0 2 NONE
REVERE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.5 23/12 AM 12.0 0.5 1-2 MINOR
10.8 23/12 PM 10.7 0.1 1 NONE
12.0 24/01 AM 11.9 0.1 1 MINOR
11.0 24/01 PM 11.0 0.0 1 NONE
11.7 25/01 AM 11.7 0.0 1-2 NONE
BOSTON HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12.6 23/12 AM 12.1 0.5 1 MINOR
10.9 23/12 PM 10.8 0.1 1 NONE
12.1 24/01 AM 12.0 0.1 1 NONE
11.1 24/01 PM 11.1 0.0 1 NONE
11.8 25/01 AM 11.8 0.0 1 NONE
SCITUATE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
11.8 23/12 AM 11.3 0.5 1-2 MINOR
10.2 23/12 PM 10.0 0.2 1 NONE
11.5 24/01 AM 11.3 0.2 1 MINOR
10.3 24/01 PM 10.3 0.0 1 NONE
11.0 25/01 AM 11.0 0.0 2 NONE
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