Update: Coastal Flood Watch issued February 4 at 9:53AM EST expiring February 5 at 9:00PM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Event: Coastal Flood Watch
Sender Name: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Issued: 2016-02-04T09:53:21-05:00
Expires: 2016-02-04T18:00:00-05:00
Description: …COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* TIDAL ANOMALY…AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE THIS AFTERNOON
DUE TO FRESHWATER. 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
DUE TO FRESHWATER.

* TIMING…LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE
HIGHEST WATER LEVELS ARE MOST LIKELY AROUND HIGH TIDE LATE
TONIGHT…AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

* EXPECTED IMPACTS…MINOR FLOODING OF THE GEORGETOWN BOARDWALK
AND EAST POTOMAC PARK THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
POTENTIAL MODERATE SHORELINE INUNDATION FRIDAY. WATER LEVELS
AROUND GEORGETOWN MAY GET CLOSE TO 7 FT FRIDAY. AT 7 FT… WATER
COVERS THE BOARDWALK AT THE WASHINGTON HARBOUR AND IS OUT OF
THE BANKS IN A FEW LOW SPOTS BETWEEN FLETCHERS BOATHOUSE AND
INTERSTATE 66.

HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES
WASHINGTON CHANNEL…4:32 PM AND 5:15 AM…
Instruction: A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS…AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Future
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Possible
Categories: Met,
Area Description: District of Columbia

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-1166336-1110597
CAP MessageType: Update