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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
511 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

DCZ001-181200-
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District of Columbia-
511 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Up to one and half feet of inundation above ground level
  in low lying areas due to tidal flooding.

* WHERE...Shoreline in the District of Columbia.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning, especially around the time
  of high tide.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only
  isolated road closures expected.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Tides one to one and a half feet above
  normal. The next high tide at Washington Channel is at 6:06 AM
  and 6:36 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of
unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone
property.

&&

$$

MDZ014-181100-
/O.CON.KLWX.CF.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-240618T1100Z/
Anne Arundel-
511 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level in
  low lying areas due to tidal flooding.

* WHERE...Shoreline in Anne Arundel County.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM EDT this morning, especially around the time
  of high tide.

* IMPACTS...At 2.6 feet, water may begin to pond in the parking
  lot at Annapolis City Dock, and surround the Alex Haley
  Memorial.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Tides one to one and a half feet above
  normal. The next high tide at Annapolis U.S. Naval Academy is at
  2:45 PM and 4:19 AM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of
unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone
property.

&&

Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.

Severn River at Annapolis
MLLW Categories - Minor 2.6 ft, Moderate 3.3 ft, Major 5.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.2 ft, Moderate 1.9 ft, Major 3.6 ft

             Total      Total    Departure
 Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
            ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
 --------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
 18/03 AM     2.9        1.5        1.4       1.0     Minor
 18/01 PM     1.8        0.4        1.0       1.0      None
 19/04 AM     2.5        1.1        0.9       1.0      None
 19/03 PM     1.5        0.1        0.6       1.0      None
 20/05 AM     2.3        0.9        0.6       0.5      None
 20/04 PM     1.3       -0.1        0.4       1.0      None

&&

$$