COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
203 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2015
…MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING NORTH AND EAST FACING
SHORELINES OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET AND GENERALLY MODERATE
ELSEWHERE ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST FOR THE LATE
AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE…
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EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA-
203 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2015
…COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING…
* LOCATION…THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST INCLUDING CAPE COD
AND NANTUCKET.
* COASTAL FLOODING…WIDESPREAD MODERATE WITH AREAS OF MAJOR
COASTAL FLOODING. MOST SERIOUS COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED NORTH
SIDE OF CAPE COD FROM SANDWICH TO EASTHAM AND NANTUCKET HARBOR
AREA. AREAS OF SEVERE EROSION…ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH AND EAST
FACING SHORELINES OF CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET.
* TIMING…THROUGH AND AT LEAST A COUPLE OF HOURS BEYOND THE LATE
AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE.
* IMPACTS…FLOODING OVER 3 FEET DEEP IN SOME SPOTS IS EXPECTED
ALONG VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS. THERE REMAINS A RISK OF ISOLATED
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN THE MOST VULNERABLE LOCATIONS…ESPECIALLY
WHERE SHORELINE DEFENSES MAY HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED FROM THE
EARLY MORNING STORM TIDE. SEVERE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED…
ESPECIALLY IN SUCH LOCATIONS AS PLUM ISLAND…PLYMOUTH…NORTH
SIDE OF CAPE COD FROM SANDWICH TO EASTHAM…CHATHAM AREA…AND
PORTIONS OF THE NANTUCKET SHORELINE INCLUDING THE SIASCONSET
AREA. WE ARE ANTICIPATING IMPACTS FROM THE LATE AFTERNOON HIGH
TIDE TO BE COMPARABLE TO THE MORNING HIGH TIDE IN MOST
AREAS…BUT PROBABLY MORE SEVERE ALONG THE CAPE COD NORTH SHORE
FROM SANDWICH TO EASTHAM AS WELL AS IN THE CHATHAM AND NANTUCKET
AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT MODERATE OR MAJOR COASTAL
FLOODING IS LIKELY. MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING PRODUCES WIDESPREAD
FLOODING OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS DUE TO THE
HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE AND/OR WAVE ACTION. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES
ARE NEEDED. LIVES MAY BE AT RISK FOR PEOPLE WHO PUT THEMSELVES IN
HARMS WAY. ISOLATED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY BE OBSERVED.
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ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.
NEWBURYPORT
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
——- ———- ——- ——- ——- ———-
11.1 27/05 PM 8.2 2.9 15-23 MODERATE
10.5 28/06 AM 8.9 1.6 7-11 MINOR
7.8 28/06 PM 7.7 0.1 5 NONE
8.7 29/07 AM 8.7 0.0 2-3 NONE
7.4 29/07 PM 7.4 0.0 2 NONE
8.6 30/08 AM 8.6 0.0 2 NONE
GLOUCESTER HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
——- ———- ——- ——- ——- ———-
11.5 27/05 PM 9.0 2.5 14-24 MINOR-MDT
10.8 28/05 AM 9.8 1.0 9-14 NONE
8.6 28/06 PM 8.5 0.1 5-6 NONE
9.6 29/07 AM 9.6 0.0 2-3 NONE
8.3 29/07 PM 8.3 0.0 2 NONE
9.5 30/08 AM 9.5 0.0 3 NONE
REVERE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
——- ———- ——- ——- ——- ———-
12.3 27/05 PM 9.4 2.7 20-21 MINOR-MDT
11.1 28/06 AM 10.1 1.0 7-10 NONE
9.1 28/06 PM 9.0 0.1 4-5 NONE
9.9 29/07 AM 9.9 0.0 2-3 NONE
8.8 29/07 PM 8.7 0.1 1-2 NONE
9.9 30/08 AM 9.9 0.0 2 NONE
BOSTON HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
——- ———- ——- ——- ——- ———-
12.4 27/05 PM 9.5 2.7 2 MINOR
11.2 28/05 AM 10.2 1.0 2-3 NONE
9.2 28/06 PM 9.1 0.1 2-3 NONE
10.0 29/06 AM 10.0 0.0 1 NONE
8.9 29/07 PM 8.8 0.1 1 NONE
10.0 30/08 AM 10.0 0.0 1 NONE
SCITUATE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
——- ———- ——- ——- ——- ———-
13.0 27/05 PM 9.4 3.5 22-29 MDT-MAJOR
12.0 28/06 AM 10.2 1.8 8-13 MINOR
9.5 28/06 PM 8.9 0.6 5-6 NONE
10.0 29/07 AM 10.0 0.0 2-3 NONE
8.8 29/07 PM 8.7 0.1 2 NONE
9.9 30/08 AM 9.9 0.0 2 NONE
SANDWICH HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
——- ———- ——- ——- ——- ———-
13.2 27/05 PM 8.7 4.5 18-26 MAJOR
11.6 28/05 AM 9.3 2.3 6-11 MINOR
9.3 28/06 PM 8.2 1.1 4 NONE
9.2 29/06 AM 9.1 0.1 2 NONE
8.0 29/07 PM 8.0 0.0 1 NONE
9.1 30/08 AM 9.1 0.0 1 NONE
PROVINCETOWN HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
——- ———- ——- ——- ——- ———-
12.4 27/05 PM 9.4 3.0 4-5 MINOR-MDT
10.4 28/06 AM 10.1 0.3 1-2 NONE
9.0 28/06 PM 9.0 0.0 1 NONE
9.8 29/07 AM 9.8 0.0 1-2 NONE
8.7 29/07 PM 8.7 0.0 2 NONE
9.7 30/08 AM 9.7 0.0 2 NONE
CHATHAM – EAST COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
——- ———- ——- ——- ——- ———-
9.9 27/06 PM 6.0 3.9 21-24 MDT-MAJOR
8.6 28/06 AM 6.7 1.9 9-16 MINOR
6.4 28/07 PM 5.7 0.7 5-7 NONE
6.6 29/07 AM 6.6 0.0 3-4 NONE
5.5 29/08 PM 5.5 0.0 2 NONE
6.6 30/08 AM 6.6 0.0 3 NONE
CHATHAM – SOUTH COAST
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
——- ———- ——- ——- ——- ———-
6.6 27/06 PM 4.0 2.6 4-5 NONE
4.6 28/07 AM 4.6 0.0 2-3 NONE
3.8 28/07 PM 3.8 0.0 2 NONE
4.6 29/07 AM 4.6 0.0 1-2 NONE
3.7 29/08 PM 3.7 0.0 1-2 NONE
4.6 30/08 AM 4.6 0.0 2 NONE
BUZZARDS BAY – WOODS HOLE
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
——- ———- ——- ——- ——- ———-
2.4 27/06 PM 0.8 1.6 5-6 NONE
2.2 28/03 AM 1.9 0.3 2-3 NONE
1.4 28/03 PM 1.4 0.0 1 NONE
1.9 29/04 AM 1.9 0.0 1 NONE
1.3 29/04 PM 1.3 0.0 1 NONE
2.3 30/05 AM 1.9 0.4 1 NONE
WINGS NECK
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
——- ———- ——- ——- ——- ———-
5.1 27/03 PM 3.5 1.6 3 NONE
4.3 28/03 AM 4.0 0.3 2-3 NONE
3.2 28/04 PM 3.2 0.0 1 NONE
3.9 29/05 AM 3.9 0.0 1 NONE
3.1 29/05 PM 3.1 0.0 1 NONE
4.4 30/06 AM 4.0 0.4 1 NONE
NANTUCKET HARBOR
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
——- ———- ——- ——- ——- ———-
7.0 27/06 PM 3.0 4.0 8-9 MDT-MAJOR
5.5 28/07 AM 3.4 2.1 4-6 MINOR
3.5 28/07 PM 2.9 0.6 2-3 NONE
3.4 29/08 AM 3.4 0.0 1-2 NONE
2.8 29/08 PM 2.8 0.0 1 NONE
3.3 30/09 AM 3.3 0.0 2 NONE
NANTUCKET EAST COAST – EROSION IMPACTS
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
——- ———- ——- ——- ——- ———-
7.0 27/06 PM 3.1 3.9 19-22 MDT-MAJOR
5.1 28/06 AM 3.3 1.8 7-13 MINOR
2.9 28/07 PM 2.9 0.0 4-5 NONE
3.2 29/07 AM 3.2 0.0 3-4 NONE
2.8 29/08 PM 2.8 0.0 2 NONE
3.2 30/08 AM 3.2 0.0 3 NONE
NANTUCKET – MADAKET AREA EROSION IMPACTS
TOTAL ASTRO
TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
——- ———- ——- ——- ——- ———-
4.4 27/06 PM 2.3 2.1 8 NONE
2.4 28/06 AM 2.4 0.0 4-5 NONE
2.2 28/07 PM 2.2 0.0 2-3 NONE
2.4 29/07 AM 2.4 0.0 1-2 NONE
2.1 29/08 PM 2.1 0.0 1-2 NONE
2.4 30/08 AM 2.4 0.0 2 NONE