...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING CONTINUES TONIGHT...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALL BEACHES TOMORROW...
.Tropical Storm Michael continues to track northeast into southern
Virginia this evening producing strong winds across Eastern North
Carolina. These south to southwest winds combined with high
astronomical tides will result in some minor ocean side and sound
side flooding.
High swell energy, onshore winds, and high astronomical tides
will result in a high risk of rip currents again on Friday. The
high risk of rip currents will wane by the weekend as Michael
exits the region.
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* HAZARDS...Minor coastal flooding, high risk of rip currents,
and dangerous shore break.
* LOCATIONS...Minor coastal flooding expected for areas adjacent
to the ocean and sounds. High rip current risk for all beaches.
* TIDAL DEPARTURE...Up to 2 feet above ground level.
* TIMING AND TIDES...Through tonight. The most likely time for
strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of
low tide, which will occur around 5:00 PM tomorrow evening.
* SURF HEIGHT...2 to 3 feet.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Minor flooding for areas adjacent to
the ocean and sounds. A few roads could be impacted and
flooded at times, especially around times of high tide.
* SHORELINE IMPACTS...Minor beach erosion will be possible.
Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.
Beaufort Marine Lab NC
MLLW Categories - Minor 5.0 FT, Moderate 5.5 FT, Major 6.5 FT
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.5 FT, Moderate 2.0 FT, Major 3.0 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
11/11 PM 4.5 1.0 1.3 2.0 None
12/11 AM 4.0 0.5 0.2 1.0 None
13/12 AM 2.9 -0.6 -0.1 1.0 None
13/12 PM 4.1 0.6 0.5 1.0 None
14/12 AM 3.3 -0.2 0.5 1.0 None
14/01 PM 4.2 0.7 0.8 1.0 None
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