COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 227 PM EST MON NOV 30 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009

...POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO ON TUESDAY. THIS LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY
AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUESDAY NIGHT
AND INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES ON WEDNESDAY...THEN UP THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THIS LOW AN
INCREASING SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE ADJACENT GULF
WATERS ON WEDNESDAY. THESE INCREASING WINDS WILL HELP TO BUILD
SEAS AND GENERATE LARGE BREAKING WAVES...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
AND HIGH SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES DURING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...WITH
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES LIKELY TO CAUSE SOME COASTAL FLOODING AT TIMES
OF HIGH TIDE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW AND INCREASING SEAS WILL ALSO MAKE
FOR HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS...AND MARINERS...FISHERMEN...AND
BOATING ENTHUSIASTS MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRIPS INTO THE GULF UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATE IN THE WEEK.
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227 PM EST MON NOV 30 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING.
AN INCREASING SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW AHEAD OF AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE
AREA OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL HELP TO BUILD SEAS OVER THE ADJACENT
GULF WATERS DURING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE STRONG WIND FLOW
AND INCREASING SEAS MAY PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH
TIDE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVE ACTION
POSSIBLY PRODUCING ADDITIONAL OVERWASH AND FLOODING IN SOME LOCATIONS.
AT THE CURRENT TIME TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN SOME 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. COASTAL
RESIDENTS SHOULD REVIEW EVACUATION PLANS...AND BE READY TO MOVE AT
A MOMENT`S NOTICE...SHOULD ACTION BE REQUIRED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF COASTAL
FLOODING.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
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MCMICHAEL