WEATHER ALERT: PARTS OF THE AREA UNDER COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY

COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY… WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* TIDAL ANOMALY… 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTION.

* TIMING… AROUND HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* EXPECTED IMPACTS… MINOR COASTLINE INUNDATION.

HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR A FEW LOCATIONS ALONG THE POTOMAC RIVER… WASHINGTON CHANNEL… 10:00 PM… ALEXANDRIA… 10:18 PM… INDIAN HEAD… 9:46 PM… AQUIA CREEK… 8:32 PM… GOOSE BAY… 5:52 PM… COLTONS POINT… 4:42 PM…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.