Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
000 WHUS41 KAKQ 180753 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 253 AM EST WED NOV 18 2009 VAZ095>098-181600- /O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0037.091118T1300Z-091118T1600Z/ NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 253 AM EST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HIGH WATER MAY AFFECT SOME AREAS ALONG THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ADJACENT TRIBUTARIES THIS MORNING... A STRONG EASTERLY FLOW AND TIDAL DEPARTURES RUNNING BETWEEN 1 TO 1.5 FT ABOVE NORMAL WILL ALLOW FOR WATER LEVELS TO APPROACH TO NEAR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING THRESHOLDS AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. WHILE NO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED...AREAS WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED LAST WEEK MAY STILL BE DRAINING OFFSHORE AND WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO SHALLOW FLOODING. HIGH TIDES THIS MORNING WILL OCCUR AT 852 AM EST AT THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL AND 946 AM EST AT SEWELLS POINT. $$ WAMSLEY
