Event: Coastal Flood Advisory Alert: ...DISORGANIZED TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAREN WILL YIELD ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS TO MUCH OF THE AREA... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAREN WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH- CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THE PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF KAREN HAS ALREADY LED TO ELEVATED TIDES AND AS KAREN GETS CLOSER TO THE COAST TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE LEADING TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET WITH ISOLATED 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE. ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDE LEVELS ARE ALREADY ABOVE NORMAL AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE WITH STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET EXPECTED. A FEW SPOTS COULD EXPERIENCE STORM SURGE NEAR 3 FEET...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. * TIMING...TIDES WILL GO UP OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITH THE MAIN CONCERNS BEING FLOODING ROADS ALONG THE COAST...BAYOUS... BAYS... INLETS...AND LOW LYING AREAS. Instructions: A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. Target Area: LAZ069 Lower Jefferson Lower St. Bernard Upper Plaquemines Issued by The National Weather Service office in New Orleans
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 05:39:59 +0000
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