- Coastal Flood Statement for Maryland Beaches County, Maryland
- Coastal Flood Statement issued September 25 at 5:15AM EDT until September 25 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS
- Effective: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 4:15 a.m.
- Expires: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 11 a.m.
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...TIDES NEAR MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS LATE THIS MORNING...
* LOCATION...Maryland Beaches.
* TIMING AND TIDES...Elevated tides late this morning. The most
likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple
hours either side of low tide this afternoon.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Very shallow flooding is expected in
the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline.
* SURF OR RIP CURRENT RISK...Breaking waves of 4 to 5 feet will
result in rough surf conditions and a high risk of rip
currents.
Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.
OCEAN CITY INLET MD
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 4.0 FT, MODERATE 5.0 FT, MAJOR 6.0 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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
25/09 AM 3.9 1.4 1.4 6 NONE
25/09 PM 3.8 1.3 1.2 4 NONE
26/09 AM 3.8 1.3 1.2 5 NONE
26/10 PM 3.7 1.2 1.1 4 NONE
27/10 AM 3.6 1.1 1.0 3 NONE
27/10 PM 3.6 1.1 1.1 3 NONE
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