Wind Advisory Issued For Coastal Maine

Coastal Maine - The National Weather Service out of Grey, maine has issued a wind advisory for coastal areas from Kittery to the Penobscot Bay.

Here is the National Weather Service Statement:


...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO
THE OVERNIGHT...

.COASTAL LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC TONIGHT AND TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS ALONG THE COAST WILL INCREASE AS THE INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE NEARS THE WATERS SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND. THE LOW WILL THEN SLOW DOWN AND DRIFT NORTHEAST
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH A
  GRADUAL DECREASE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN LARGE LIMBS BEING
  KNOCKED DOWN...WHICH COULD LEAD TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF
46 TO 57 MPH CAN LEAD TO DAMAGE DUE TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.



Statements from the National Weather Service down in New Jersey on this Nor'easter:


...A STRONG COASTAL STORM IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BE LOCATED OFF THE
DELMARVA PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE NORTHWARD TO THE WATERS OFF NEW JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SYSTEM SHOULD BEGIN TO PULL AWAY TO THE
NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY.

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 1100 AM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 800 AM
THURSDAY.

* LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AND ALONG
  DELAWARE BAY.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WATER
  LEVELS MAY NOT RECEDE MUCH BETWEEN THE TWO HIGH TIDES.

* AT SANDY HOOK, NEW JERSEY (SANDY HOOK BAY) HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT
  118 PM WEDNESDAY, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET
  ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 212 AM THURSDAY,
  WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL NEAR 8.0 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
  WATER.

* AT SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT) HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT
  1248 PM WEDNESDAY, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL 7.0 TO 7.5 FEET
  ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 142 AM THURSDAY,
  WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL NEAR 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
  WATER.

* AT ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT) HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT
  101 PM WEDNESDAY, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL NEAR 7.5 FEET ABOVE
  MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 157 AM THURSDAY, WITH
  A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL NEAR 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

* AT CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY (OCEANFRONT) HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 135 PM
  WEDNESDAY, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF 8.0 TO 8.5 FEET ABOVE
  MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 231 AM THURSDAY, WITH
  A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL NEAR 8.0 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

* AT BREAKWATER HARBOR, DELAWARE (DELAWARE BAY) HIGH TIDE OCCURS
  AT 221 PM WEDNESDAY, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL NEAR 7.5 FEET
  ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 302 AM THURSDAY,
  WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF 7.0 TO 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER
  LOW WATER.

* AT REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (OCEANFRONT) HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT
  133 PM WEDNESDAY, WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL NEAR 7.5 FEET ABOVE
  MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 207 AM THURSDAY, WITH
  A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF 7.0 TO 7.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
  WATER.

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

* SEAS...WAVE HEIGHTS IN THE SURF ZONE ALONG THE COAST ARE
  EXPECTED TO BUILD INTO THE 6 TO 10 FOOT RANGE. WAVE HEIGHTS ON
  DELAWARE BAY SHOULD BE IN THE 2 TO 6 FOOT RANGE.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD AND ADDITIONAL MINOR TO
  MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. THE ELEVATED TIDES WILL
  HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON RECOVERY EFFORTS. THE TIDES AND THE
  WAVE ACTION WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH
  EROSION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS COASTAL FLOOD WARNING INDICATES THAT MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING
IS IMMINENT. BE PREPARED FOR RISING WATER LEVELS AND TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER
AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED, LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS.

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

...A STRONG COASTAL STORM IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY INTO

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BE LOCATED OFF THE

DELMARVA PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO

MOVE NORTHWARD TO THE WATERS OFF NEW JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND ON

WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SYSTEM SHOULD BEGIN TO PULL AWAY TO THE

NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY.

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM

EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL

FLOOD ADVISORY. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 400 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 1000

AM THURSDAY.

* LOCATION...THE TIDAL PORTION OF THE DELAWARE RIVER AND ITS

  TIDAL TRIBUTARIES.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE

  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY

  EVENING AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...HIGH TIDE WORKS ITS WAY UP THE LOWER DELAWARE RIVER

  BETWEEN ABOUT 400 PM AND 900 PM ON WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN BETWEEN

  AROUND 500 AM AND 1000 AM ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS

ANTICIPATED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD

CLOSURES. USUALLY, THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD.

DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL

FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE

WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING

YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED, LEADING TO

COSTLY REPAIRS.

FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY

PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES.HTM (ALL IN LOWER CASE).

For more weather alerts issued in your area please go to www.weather.gov.


We will keep you informed of any power outages that may occur from this approaching Nor'easter.