Event: Coastal Flood Advisory Alert: ...COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE BEGINNING FRIDAY... .SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND INCREASING SEAS AHEAD OF TROPICAL STORM KAREN...FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF COAST BY SATURDAY NIGHT...WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED TIDES ALONG THE SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS COAST. PEAK LEVELS ARE EXPECTED ARE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE OFFSHORE WINDS DEVELOP ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE STORM. ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT SATURDAY NIGHT... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT SATURDAY NIGHT. * COASTAL FLOODING: THE TIDE LEVELS WILL BE RUNNING FROM 1.0 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THE ACTUAL TIDE WILL REACH BETWEEN 2.5 AND 3.0 FEET AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDES. * TIMING: MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND LINGERING THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: MINOR FLOODING OF AREA ROADWAYS AROUND SABINE PASS... HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...INTRACOASTAL CITY...CYPREMORT POINT... AND BURNS POINT. Instructions: A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. Target Area: East Cameron Iberia St. Mary Vermilion West Cameron Issued by The National Weather Service office in Lake Charles
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:50:05 +0000
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