Wildwood Crest, New Jersey

... Coastal Flood Advisory in effect from 1 am to 10 am EST
Thursday...
... High surf advisory in effect from 1 am to 10 am EST Thursday...

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a high
surf advisory... which is in effect from 1 am to 10 am EST
Thursday. A coastal Flood Advisory has also been issued. This
coastal Flood Advisory is in effect from 1 am to 10 am EST
Thursday.

Gale force winds will drive the surf toward the coast and will
break on the beaches prior to and during the times of high tide.
The heavy wave action is likely to cause beach erosion and could
make conditions worse in areas that sustained serious beach
erosion from the Veterans Day storm. The direction of the incoming
waves, winds and tide will occur in the early morning hours
Thursday leading up to the high tide which occurs on the ocean
front between seven and eight thirty am Thursday morning.

The Flood Advisory has been issued primarily for those areas that
have sustained flooding and beach erosion from the Veterans Day
storm. The tidal departures will only reach about a foot above
normal. This would normally be minor tidal flooding. However, the
high winds will drive waves up onto the beach at the time of high
tide and there may be very heavy rain falling to add to any street
flooding.


Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A high surf advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in
the advisory area... producing rip currents and localized beach
erosion.

A coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides
will combine to generate flooding of low areas especially those
areas impacted by the Veterans Day storm.

... Wind Advisory in effect from 8 PM this evening to 6 am EST
Thursday...

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 8 PM this evening to 6 am EST
Thursday.

South to southeast sustained winds will increase tonight and average
20 to 30 mph. Wind gusts to around 45 mph are expected.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained wind speeds of at least
30 mph and/or wind gusts over 45 mph are expected. Winds of this
magnitude could cause minor damage to trees, power lines and
weaker structures. Persons in the advisory area should secure all
loose objects. If you are traveling through the advisory area keep
a firm grip on the wheel, especially for those driving high
profile vehicles and traveling across elevated surfaces such as
bridges.

... Seventh warmest November on record at Philadelphia...

November, 2009 tied the novembers of 1902, 1927, 1948 and 1999 for
the seventh warmest on record with an average temperature of 50.9
degrees. The warmest November on record occurred in 1931, when the
average temperature was 54.0 degrees.

Records date back to 1872.

... Public information statement...

... A twelve to eighteen hour period of stormy weather at the shore...

This statement is intended to inform residents of the New Jersey and
Delaware coastal areas of the potential for another storm.

High pressure will quickly move off the coast today and allow a low
pressure to race northeast from the Gulf Coast states. The low will
be over the Tennessee Valley this afternoon and continue to race
toward the eastern Great Lakes tonight.

The center of the storm will remain well inland, however it will be
interacting with high pressure over the Atlantic and produce strong
winds, bring heavy rains and the potential for minor tidal flooding
and beach erosion.

Storms of September 11th, October 18th, and the Veterans Day storm
brought gale to storm force winds, tidal flooding and severe beach
erosion to the New Jersey and Delaware beaches. The upcoming storm
is not a Nor'easter and is expected to move fast enough to prevent
a large buildup of water in the back bays.

A Gale Warning has been posted from 5 PM this afternoon until 1 PM
Thursday afternoon. Winds will gust in excess of 40 mph and may
briefly gust to 50 mph. A high surf and coastal Flood Advisory is
in effect from 1 am Thursday morning until 10 am Thursday morning.
This is the time when the strong winds will drive the surf toward
the beach up until the time of high tide which will be from 7 to
830 am.

This storm is not a Nor'easter and will be moving fast. Therefore
there won't be enough time for the back bays to fill and spread
out causing flooding that is common with a Nor'easter. The
astronomical tides are running higher than normal because of the
full moon today but additional tidal departures caused by the wind
should not get higher than a foot above normal. Nevertheless,
areas that sustained serious beach erosion and flooding during the
Veterans Day storm should continue to follow the progress of this
storm today.

Listen to the advice of the local emergency management agencies
and certainly do no go driving on the coastal highways when the
storm is at it's worse which will be from midnight until daybreak
Thursday.

As you watch this storm depart you will probably be hearing about
another coastal storm coming. There is one coming on Saturday but
it appears it will just brush by with little if any consequences.

In short, persons on the barrier islands may be in for a twelve to
eighteen hour period of stormy weather, so please keep up to date
as the event gets closer for any additional advisories or
warnings by checking the National Weather Service website or
listening to NOAA Weather Radio all hazards.