• 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
    &&