...MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT OCEANSIDE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE NORTH
OF OCRACOKE TODAY...
.The ocean side of the Outer Banks, mainly north of Ocracoke,
will continue to see moderate to significant ocean overwash and
and beach erosion due to the large seas in excess of 10 feet.
Portions of Highway 12 will likely remain flooded and impassable,
especially around the time of high tide late this morning. Ocean
overwash could continue at times of high tide into Wednesday given
the large swells.
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS...Ocean side of Outer Banks Dare County.
* TIDAL DEPARTURE...2 feet above ground level.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Moderate to significant oceanside
coastal flooding, mainly north of Cape Hatteras. Portions of
Highway 12 will likely remain flooded and impassable, especially
around high tide this morning. Highway 12 remains closed
between the Bonner Bridge and Rodanthe.
* SHORELINE IMPACTS...Significant beach erosion and wave run up
expected.
Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.
Duck NC
MLLW Categories - Minor 5.5 FT, Moderate 6.0 FT, Major 6.5 FT
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.8 FT, Moderate 2.3 FT, Major 2.8 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/10 PM 5.0 1.3 1.4 8.0 None
06/10 AM 4.2 0.5 1.1 9.0 None
06/11 PM 4.4 0.7 1.0 9.0 None
07/11 AM 3.5 -0.2 0.7 8.0 None
08/12 AM 4.2 0.5 1.0 6.0 None
08/12 PM 3.4 -0.3 0.8 5.0 None
Oregon Inlet Marina NC
MLLW Categories - Minor 3.0 FT, Moderate 4.5 FT, Major 5.5 FT
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.8 FT, Moderate 3.3 FT, Major 4.3 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/10 PM 2.6 2.0 1.4 3.0 None
06/11 AM 2.3 1.7 1.3 3.0 None
06/11 PM 1.9 1.3 0.8 3.0 None
07/12 PM 1.7 1.1 0.8 3.0 None
08/12 AM 2.1 1.5 1.0 3.0 None
08/12 PM 1.6 1.0 0.8 2.0 None
Coast Guard Hatteras NC
MLLW Categories - Minor 2.5 FT, Moderate 3.5 FT, Major 4.5 FT
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.9 FT, Moderate 2.9 FT, Major 3.9 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
05/11 PM 1.9 0.7 1.5 3.0 None
06/11 AM 1.8 0.6 1.4 2.0 None
07/12 AM 1.1 -0.1 0.7 3.0 None
07/11 AM 1.3 0.1 1.0 4.0 None
08/12 AM 1.5 0.3 1.2 4.0 None
08/11 AM 1.2 0.0 1.0 3.0 None
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