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FLOOD ADVISORY
Coastal Flood Advisory in effect from 8:00 PM EDT until 11:00 PM EDT. Source: U.S. National Weather Service
Roads are washed out. Sandbags outside the doors of many businesses in Wilmington today.
.COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM EDTTHIS EVENING ...
* LOCATION ...AREA BEACHES AND LOCAL BEACH ROADWAYS.
* COASTAL FLOODING ...HIGH WATER RUN-UP AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED WITH TONIGHTS HIGH TIDE AT AREA BEACHES. THE STRONG ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE COULD MAKE THE BEACH HAZARDOUS TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG WATER MOVEMENT ...AND ENCROACHMENT OF RUN-UP NEAR THE DUNES AN HOUR OR TWO EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT.
* TIMING ...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR ALONG THE BEACHES JUST BEFORE 900 PM THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS ...HAZARDOUS TO BEACH-GOERS DUE TO STRONG AND HIGH WATER RUN-UP. POTENTIAL SNEAKER WAVES MAY CATCH BEACH-GOERS OFF-GUARD. MINOR BEACH EROSION ...AND POSSIBLE DEBRIS IN THE WATER AT TIMES CAN BE EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILLCOMBINE TO GENERATE SOME FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
* LOCATION ...AREA BEACHES AND LOCAL BEACH ROADWAYS.
* COASTAL FLOODING ...HIGH WATER RUN-UP AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED WITH TONIGHTS HIGH TIDE AT AREA BEACHES. THE STRONG ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE COULD MAKE THE BEACH HAZARDOUS TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG WATER MOVEMENT ...AND ENCROACHMENT OF RUN-UP NEAR THE DUNES AN HOUR OR TWO EITHER SIDE OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT.
* TIMING ...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR ALONG THE BEACHES JUST BEFORE 900 PM THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS ...HAZARDOUS TO BEACH-GOERS DUE TO STRONG AND HIGH WATER RUN-UP. POTENTIAL SNEAKER WAVES MAY CATCH BEACH-GOERS OFF-GUARD. MINOR BEACH EROSION ...AND POSSIBLE DEBRIS IN THE WATER AT TIMES CAN BE EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILLCOMBINE TO GENERATE SOME FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
http://m.accuweather.com/en/us/wrightsville-beach-nc/28480/weather-warnings/2229041
Love, Peace and Shelter. Lmsp