Severe Weather Alerts - Atlantic City, NJ Coastal Flood Watch Coastal Flood Watch in effect from Saturday, 4:00 AM EST until Sunday, 12:00 PM EST. Source: U.S. National Weather Service

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF NEW JERSEY SOUTH OF MONMOUTH COUNTY,
COASTAL AREAS OF DELAWARE, BAYSHORE COMMUNITIES ALONG DELAWARE
BAY.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WIDESPREAD MODERATE FLOODING POSSIBLE. EMBEDDED
AREAS OF MAJOR FLOODING POSSIBLE. FLOODING COULD EXTEND ACROSS
THREE HIGH TIDES FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEANFRONT IS
BETWEEN 6:30 AND 8:00 AM SATURDAY MORNING, BETWEEN 7:00 AND 8:30
PM SATURDAY EVENING, AND BETWEEN 7:15 AND 8:45 AM SUNDAY
MORNING.

* WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE NEARSHORE OCEAN WATERS ARE FORECAST
TO BUILD TO 20 FEET ON SATURDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS ON DELAWARE BAY
ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO 8 FEET ON SATURDAY. WAVES ARE EXPECTED
TO DIMINISH ON SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADWAYS MAY FLOOD AND MINOR TO MODERATE
PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. THE TIDES AND WAVE ACTION COULD
RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF MODERATE OR MAJOR TIDAL FLOODING.

BE PREPARED TO BEGIN TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. BE SURE TO CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST FROM
TIME TO TIME IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED OR ANY NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY
PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE).

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LOCATION TIME OF PREDICTED WATER LEVEL
HIGH TIDE

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ 6:30 AM SATURDAY NEAR 8.0 FEET MLLW
(OCEANFRONT) 6:58 PM SATURDAY NEAR 8.0 FEET MLLW
7:14 AM SUNDAY 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ 6:43 AM SATURDAY NEAR 8.0 FEET MLLW
(OCEANFRONT) 7:09 PM SATURDAY NEAR 8.0 FEET MLLW
7:26 AM SATURDAY 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW

CAPE MAY, NJ 7:17 AM SATURDAY 8.5 TO 9.0 FEET MLLW
(OCEANFRONT) 7:43 PM SATURDAY 8.5 TO 9.0 FEET MLLW
8:00 AM SUNDAY NEAR 8.5 FEET MLLW

LEWES, DE 7:59 AM SATURDAY 8.0 TO 8.5 FEET MLLW
(DELAWARE BAY) 8:22 PM SATURDAY 8.0 TO 8.5 FEET MLLW
8:42 AM SUNDAY 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW

REHOBOTH BEACH, DE 7:00 AM SATURDAY 8.0 TO 8.5 FEET MLLW
(OCEANFRONT) 7:13 PM SATURDAY 8.0 TO 8.5 FEET MLLW
7:45 AM SUNDAY 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW

HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS...AND ALONG THE DELAWARE BAY OCCURS
LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT.

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