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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
144 PM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

MDZ021>023-070800-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0044.240607T0200Z-240607T0800Z/
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-
144 PM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

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

* WHEN...From 10 PM EDT this evening through late tonight.

* 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
 --------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
 06/04 PM     2.8        0.8        1.2        1       NONE
 07/05 AM     3.2        1.2        0.9        1       NONE
 07/05 PM     2.4        0.4        0.8        1       NONE
 08/06 AM     3.0        1.0        0.7        1       NONE
 08/06 PM     2.2        0.2        0.6        1       NONE
 09/07 AM     3.1        1.1        0.9        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
 --------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
 06/02 PM     2.8        0.7        0.9        1       NONE
 07/02 AM     3.2        1.1        0.7        1       NONE
 07/03 PM     2.5        0.4        0.6        1       NONE
 08/03 AM     2.9        0.8        0.5       1-2      NONE
 08/04 PM     2.4        0.3        0.5        1       NONE
 09/04 AM     3.1        1.0        0.8        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
 --------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
 06/01 PM     2.8        0.6        1.2        1       NONE
 07/02 AM     3.3        1.1        0.9        1       NONE
 07/01 PM     2.2        0.0        0.7        1       NONE
 08/02 AM     3.1        0.9        0.7        1       NONE
 08/02 PM     2.2        0.0        0.7        1       NONE
 09/03 AM     3.1        0.9        0.8        1       NONE

&&

$$

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