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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
826 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

MDZ014-302030-
/O.NEW.KLWX.CF.Y.0048.260930T2200Z-261001T0400Z/
Anne Arundel-
826 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

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

* WHERE...Shoreline in Anne Arundel County.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to midnight EDT tonight,
  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
  9:10 PM and 8:25 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
 --------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
 30/08 AM     2.2        0.8        0.9       0.5      None
 30/09 PM     2.7        1.3        0.9       1.0     Minor
 01/08 AM     2.3        0.9        1.0       0.5      None
 01/10 PM     2.8        1.4        1.0       1.0     Minor
 02/08 AM     2.3        0.9        1.1       0.5      None
 02/10 PM     2.6        1.2        0.9       0.5     Minor

&&

$$