Weather Alert

Coastal Flood Statement from SAT 9:00 AM EDT until SAT 5:00 PM EDT

...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* 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 9 AM EDT this morning through this afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

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
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
18/03 PM     3.5        1.5        1.4        1      MINOR
19/03 AM     3.5        1.5        1.5        1      MINOR
19/03 PM     3.6        1.6        1.5        2      MINOR
20/03 AM     3.9        1.9        2.0        2      MINOR
20/04 PM     3.3        1.3        1.1       1-2      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
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
18/12 PM     3.5        1.4        1.2        1      MINOR
19/01 AM     3.5        1.4        1.4       1-2     MINOR
19/01 PM     3.8        1.7        1.5       2-3    MODERATE
20/01 AM     3.9        1.8        1.8        3     MODERATE
20/01 PM     3.2        1.1        0.9       2-3     MINOR
21/02 AM     2.6        0.5        0.6        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
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
18/11 AM     3.4        1.2        1.6        1       NONE
18/11 PM     3.5        1.3        1.7        1      MINOR
19/12 PM     3.6        1.4        1.7        1      MINOR
20/01 AM     3.9        1.7        2.1        1      MINOR
20/12 PM     3.6        1.4        1.6        1      MINOR
21/01 AM     2.7        0.5        0.9        1       NONE

&&

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