Expires:201412091800;Remove:201412091800;551335 WHUS41 KAKQ 091610 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1110 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 VAZ091-094-095-091800- /O.CON.KAKQ.CF.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-141209T1800Z/ YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- 1110 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...PORTIONS OF HAMPTON ROADS ADJACENT TO THE LOWER JAMES AND YORK RIVERS AND THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY. * TIMING/IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL APPROACH OR EXCEED MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. * TIDES...TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL AVERAGE 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS...TIDES AND / OR WAVE ACTION WILL COMBINE TO CREATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE...AND NEAR TIDAL RIVERS AND CREEKS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES AND MINOR FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. && && ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR. FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE. YORKTOWN VA MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 5.0 FT, SEVERE 5.5 FT TOTAL ASTRO DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 09/11 AM 4.2 2.3 1.9 3 NONE 09/11 PM 3.4 2.0 1.4 2-3 NONE 10/11 AM 3.2 2.2 1.0 2-3 NONE 11/12 AM 2.3 1.9 0.4 3 NONE 11/12 PM 2.2 2.1 0.1 2 NONE 12/12 AM 1.8 1.8 0.0 1 NONE SEWELLS POINT VA MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 6.0 FT, SEVERE 7.0 FT TOTAL ASTRO DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 09/10 AM 4.8 2.7 2.1 3 MINOR 09/11 PM 3.7 2.2 1.5 3 NONE 10/11 AM 3.6 2.6 1.0 3 NONE 10/11 PM 2.5 2.1 0.4 3 NONE 11/12 PM 2.5 2.4 0.1 2 NONE 12/12 AM 2.0 2.1 -0.1 1 NONE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL VA MINOR 5.0 FT, MODERATE 5.5 FT, SEVERE 6.0 FT TOTAL ASTRO DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 09/10 AM 5.0 2.9 2.1 6 MINOR 09/10 PM 3.8 2.3 1.5 4 NONE 10/10 AM 3.7 2.7 1.0 4 NONE 10/11 PM 2.6 2.2 0.4 4 NONE 11/11 AM 2.6 2.5 0.1 2-3 NONE 12/12 AM 2.1 2.2 -0.1 2 NONE $$