- Coastal Flood Statement for Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Coastal Flood Statement issued September 08 at 3:52PM EDT until September 09 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS
- Effective: Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 8 p.m.
- Expires: Sunday, September 9, 2018 at midnight
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT FOR LATE EVENING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...
* LOCATIONS...Cape Cod and Nantucket.
* TIMING...Minor splashover late this evening, mainly at eastern
facing coastlines. High surf and a high risk for rip currents
late Sunday morning into Sunday night, primarily at south facing
beaches.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Typically prone locations may experience
minor splashover and coastal inundation around the time of high
tide late this evening.
* SURF ZONE IMPACTS...Large breaking waves will be dangerous to
anyone who enters the surf. A high risk for rip currents is also
expected.
Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.
Category thresholds are based on still water levels. Impacts
may be greater, depending upon wave action.
Sandwich / Dennis
MLLW Categories - Minor 13.0 FT, Moderate 14.0 FT, Major 15.5 FT
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.7 FT, Moderate 3.7 FT, Major 5.2 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
08/11 PM 11.2/11.7 0.9/ 1.4 -0.2/ 0.3 2 None
09/11 AM 10.6/11.1 0.2/ 0.8 0.1/ 0.6 3 None
10/12 AM 11.5/12.0 1.2/ 1.7 0.1/ 0.6 3 None
10/12 PM 11.3/11.8 1.0/ 1.5 0.4/ 0.9 4 None
Provincetown Harbor
MLLW Categories - Minor 12.5 FT, Moderate 13.5 FT, Major 15.0 FT
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.4 FT, Moderate 3.4 FT, Major 4.9 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
08/11 PM 11.6/12.1 1.5/ 2.0 -0.2/ 0.2 2 None
09/11 AM 10.9/11.4 0.8/ 1.3 0.0/ 0.5 2-3 None
10/12 AM 11.9/12.4 1.8/ 2.2 0.0/ 0.5 2 None
10/12 PM 11.6/12.1 1.5/ 2.0 0.2/ 0.8 3-4 None
Chatham - East Coast
MLLW Categories - Minor 9.5 FT, Moderate 12.0 FT, Major 13.0 FT
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.8 FT, Moderate 4.3 FT, Major 5.3 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
09/12 AM 6.4/ 6.9 -1.4/-0.9 -0.2/ 0.2 4 None
09/12 PM 5.9/ 6.4 -1.9/-1.4 0.0/ 0.5 5 None
10/01 AM 6.6/ 7.1 -1.1/-0.7 0.0/ 0.5 5-6 None
10/01 PM 6.4/ 6.9 -1.4/-0.9 0.2/ 0.8 8 None
Chatham - South Coast
MLLW Categories - Minor 9.0 FT, Moderate 10.5 FT, Major 11.5 FT
MHHW Categories - Minor 4.5 FT, Moderate 6.0 FT, Major 7.0 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
09/12 AM 4.4/ 4.9 -0.2/ 0.3 -0.2/ 0.2 2 None
09/12 PM 4.0/ 4.5 -0.6/-0.1 0.0/ 0.5 2 None
10/01 AM 4.6/ 5.1 0.1/ 0.6 0.0/ 0.5 2-3 None
10/01 PM 4.6/ 5.1 0.1/ 0.6 0.5/ 1.0 3-4 None
Buzzards Bay - Woods Hole
MLLW Categories - Minor 5.5 FT, Moderate 7.0 FT, Major 8.5 FT
MHHW Categories - Minor 3.5 FT, Moderate 5.0 FT, Major 6.5 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
08/08 PM 3.0/ 3.5 1.0/ 1.5 -0.2/ 0.2 1 None
09/08 AM 3.1/ 3.6 1.1/ 1.6 0.0/ 0.5 2 None
09/09 PM 3.4/ 3.9 1.4/ 1.9 0.2/ 0.7 2 None
10/09 AM 3.6/ 4.1 1.6/ 2.0 0.4/ 0.9 2-3 None
Wings Neck
MLLW Categories - Minor 6.5 FT, Moderate 9.0 FT, Major 11.5 FT
MHHW Categories - Minor 2.2 FT, Moderate 4.7 FT, Major 7.2 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
08/08 PM 5.1/ 5.6 0.8/ 1.3 -0.2/ 0.3 1 None
09/08 AM 5.2/ 5.7 1.0/ 1.5 0.1/ 0.6 1 None
09/09 PM 5.4/ 5.9 1.1/ 1.6 0.2/ 0.7 1 None
10/09 AM 5.7/ 6.2 1.4/ 1.9 0.4/ 0.9 1-3 None
Nantucket Harbor
MLLW Categories - Minor 5.0 FT, Moderate 6.5 FT, Major 8.0 FT
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.4 FT, Moderate 2.9 FT, Major 4.4 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
09/12 AM 3.7/ 4.2 0.1/ 0.6 -0.2/ 0.2 3 None
09/12 PM 3.4/ 3.9 -0.2/ 0.2 0.0/ 0.5 3-4 None
10/01 AM 3.9/ 4.4 0.2/ 0.8 0.1/ 0.6 4 None
10/01 PM 3.9/ 4.4 0.2/ 0.8 0.4/ 0.9 5 None
Nantucket East Coast - Erosion Impacts
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
09/12 AM 4.0/ 4.5 0.0/ 0.5 -0.2/ 0.2 4 None
09/12 PM 3.7/ 4.2 -0.3/ 0.2 0.0/ 0.5 5 None
10/01 AM 4.2/ 4.7 0.2/ 0.7 0.1/ 0.6 6 None
10/01 PM 4.5/ 5.0 0.4/ 0.9 0.5/ 1.0 7-8 None
Nantucket - Madaket Area Erosion Impacts
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
09/12 AM 2.6/ 3.1 1.2/ 1.7 -0.2/ 0.2 3 None
09/12 PM 2.6/ 3.1 1.2/ 1.7 0.0/ 0.5 3-4 None
10/12 AM 2.8/ 3.4 1.5/ 2.0 0.1/ 0.6 4 None
10/01 PM 3.0/ 3.5 1.6/ 2.0 0.4/ 0.9 5 None
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