Weather Alert

...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EDT THURSDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Up to one foot of inundation above ground level
expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways.

* WHERE...Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable
locations near the waterfront and shoreline.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.

CAMBRIDGE MD
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, MAJOR 4.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.5 FT, MODERATE 2.0 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
17/07 PM     2.6        0.6        0.8        1       NONE
18/07 AM     3.4        1.4        1.1       1-2      NONE
18/07 PM     2.9        0.9        1.1        1       NONE
19/07 AM     2.8        0.8        0.8        1       NONE
19/08 PM     2.3        0.3        0.5        1       NONE
20/09 AM     2.4        0.4        0.4        1       NONE

BISHOPS HEAD MD
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.2 FT, MODERATE 3.7 FT, MAJOR 4.2 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.1 FT, MODERATE 1.6 FT, MAJOR 2.1 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
17/04 PM     2.9        0.8        0.8        1       NONE
18/04 AM     3.5        1.4        1.0        2      MINOR
18/05 PM     3.1        1.0        1.0        2       NONE
19/05 AM     3.1        1.0        0.7        1       NONE
19/06 PM     2.5        0.4        0.4        1       NONE
20/06 AM     2.7        0.6        0.4        1       NONE

CRISFIELD MD
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, MAJOR 5.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.3 FT, MODERATE 1.8 FT, MAJOR 2.8 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
17/02 PM     2.8        0.6        1.3        1       NONE
18/04 AM     3.5        1.3        1.1        1      MINOR
18/03 PM     2.8        0.6        1.2        1       NONE
19/04 AM     3.0        0.8        0.7        1       NONE
19/05 PM     2.1       -0.1        0.4        1       NONE
20/05 AM     2.7        0.5        0.6        1       NONE

&&

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