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COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING. THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

WATER LEVELS WERE RUNNING 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ON THE UPPER
CHESAPEAKE BAY AND UPPER TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER EARLY THIS
MORNING...AND WERE RUNNING AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ON THE
MIDDLE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. THESE
POSITIVE DEPARTURES WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN MINOR TIDAL
FLOODING DURING THE REMAINING HIGH TIDES THIS MORNING.

WITH A PERSISTENT AND GUSTY EASTERLY WIND...WATER LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO FURTHER INCREASE TO 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL
PREDICTIONS LATER TODAY. THIS COMBINED WITH THE NEW MOON PHASE OF
THE LUNAR CYCLE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING
DURING HIGH TIDE TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

MINOR TO MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE
INTO SUNDAY AS WATER LEVELS WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE. IN
ADDITION...RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ENHANCE THE FLOOD
THREAT ON THE UPPER TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER.

HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES
FOR A FEW LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...
ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
HAVRE DE GRACE...8:00 AM AND 8:51 PM...
BOWLEY BAR...5:38 AM AND 6:30 PM...
FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE...4:47 AM AND 5:38 PM...
ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY...4:08 PM...
SOLOMONS ISLAND...1:00 PM...
POINT LOOKOUT...12:10 PM...

NOW ALONG THE POTOMAC RIVER...
ALEXANDRIA...6:46 AM AND 7:07 PM...
INDIAN HEAD...6:14 AM AND 6:35 PM...
GOOSE BAY...2:41 PM...
COLTONS POINT...1:31 PM...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

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WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...
WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS...
WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...
WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE...LEESBURG...
CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...
FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG...WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG...
CHARLES TOWN
423 AM EST SAT MAR 13 2010

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF MARYLAND...THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...VIRGINIA AND
NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
MARYLAND...ANNE ARUNDEL...CALVERT...CARROLL...CHARLES...
FREDERICK MD...HARFORD...HOWARD...MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN
BALTIMORE...PRINCE GEORGES...SOUTHERN BALTIMORE...ST. MARYS
AND WASHINGTON. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN VIRGINIA...
ALBEMARLE...ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA...AUGUSTA...
CLARKE...CULPEPER...FAIRFAX...FREDERICK VA...GREENE...KING
GEORGE...LOUDOUN...MADISON...NELSON...NORTHERN FAUQUIER...
ORANGE...PAGE...PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK...
RAPPAHANNOCK...ROCKINGHAM...SHENANDOAH...SOUTHERN FAUQUIER...
SPOTSYLVANIA...STAFFORD AND WARREN. IN NORTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA...BERKELEY...HAMPSHIRE...HARDY...JEFFERSON AND MORGAN.

* THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING

* LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* THE LIKELIHOOD OF FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN
ADDITION TO URBAN AREAS IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONALLY...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OF FEEDER CREEKS AND
STREAMS OF THE POTOMAC AND SHENANDOAH RIVERS IS LIKELY TO LAST
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ALONG THE MAINSTEM POTOMAC
RIVER...MODERATE FLOODING IS LIKELY TO START THIS EVENING AT
PAW PAW...HARPERS FERRY...POINT OF ROCKS AND LITTLE FALLS...AND
LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ALONG THE MAINSTEM SHENANDOAH
RIVER...MODERATE FLOODING IS LIKELY AT AND DOWNSTREAM OF
MILLVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS.
THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.



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