Coastal Flood Advisory For The Delaware Beaches

Must be Sea Witch Festival weekend we have a coastal flood advisory for Sunday starting at 6 AM

Every year we get a little weather around this weekend whether we like it or not.  Post-tropical cyclone Olga  is in town for the Sea Witch Festival, seems almost appropriate with that name. A few SWF weekends have been decent. Today will be okay with rain chances starting later tonight and wind picking up later this morning while we are surf fishing.
A mildly big wave and windy weekend, starting tonight into Sunday. I am going to cancel the beach clean up for Sunday. Can’t clean a beach in a monsoon, besides mother nature will take care of that for us, unfortunately.
Beach combing will be epic at low tide on Monday and Tuesday.

Rain will be an issue with ponding on roads and flooding low areas that can’t drain during high tide. With all of the people in town for Sea Witch Festival be careful driving and expect delays. I don’t expect route 1 to flood as it has recently.

The last few storm surges deposited large tree pieces on 3Rs beach and area beaches. Nothing like a piece of a tree the size of a small truck washing up on a beach or even an entire tree.
Expect these to move around or be pushed higher onto the beaches. Just be careful driving out there during high tide, not that I expect anyone will go out in this mess. We will go out because we have all this Helly Hansen gear I can use to keep dry and warm. If you haven’t hit the Helly Hansen sale at the store clsoing in the Tanger Outlets, Sunday would be a good day. It is possible parks will close some of the drive on accesses, but you can walk out and surf fish.

These conditions might get some of the larger resident striped bass feeding close to the surf. Might even be a few big migratory bass in the area. They are mostly way up north, but you just never know. Like people during tourist season, the fish don’t all come down at once, some show up early and late.

Tides Indian River Inlet …

2019/10/26	Sat	12:58 AM	-0.13	L
2019/10/26	Sat	07:38 AM	3.17	H
2019/10/26	Sat	1:23 PM	-0.16	L
2019/10/26	Sat	7:59 PM	3.15	H
2019/10/27	Sun	01:44 AM	-0.28	L
2019/10/27	Sun	08:29 AM	3.37	H
2019/10/27	Sun	2:18 PM	-0.25	L
2019/10/27	Sun	8:48 PM	3.09	H

Marine Forecast …
Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
653 AM EDT Sat Oct 26 2019
Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island DE to 20 NM offshore and Delaware
Bay
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY…

High pressure will build across the region today and move offshore
tonight. A low pressure system will cross the Great Lakes on Sunday
with its cold front crossing the region on Sunday night. Low
pressure will develop along the front as it crosses our area and
pass to our east Sunday night. High pressure will then build into
the area on Monday and remaining near the region through Wednesday.
A strong cold front will cross the region around Thursday night.

Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
653 AM EDT Sat Oct 26 2019

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT…

.TODAY…NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE with gusts up to 20 kt
late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming E 10 to
15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. Swell
mainly from the E with a dominant period of 8 seconds.

.TONIGHT…E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
SE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less,
then 3 to 4 ft early in the evening. Swell mainly from the NE
with a dominant period of 8 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.

.SUN…S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Swell mainly from the E with a
dominant period of 9 seconds, becoming mainly from the SE with a
dominant period of 9 seconds in the afternoon. Showers.
.SUN NIGHT…SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
late evening and overnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of 7 seconds. A
chance of showers early in the evening.

.MON…N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT…NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.TUE…N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT…N winds around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

From the NWS & NOAA … Coastal Flood Advisory

Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-
Eastern Monmouth-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Southeastern Burlington-
532 AM EDT Sat Oct 26 2019

…COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON EDT
SUNDAY…

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Coastal
Flood Advisory, which is in effect from 6 AM to noon EDT Sunday.

LOCATIONS…Portions of central, northern and southern New
Jersey and central and southern Delaware.

TIMING…From 6 AM to noon EDT Sunday.

COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS…Up to one foot of inundation above
ground level is possible in low-lying areas near shorelines
and tidal waterways.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Coastal Flood Advisory means that minor tidal flooding is
expected. Minor tidal flooding often results in some road
closures. Usually, the most vulnerable roadways will flood.

Do not leave your vehicle at a location that is prone to tidal
flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flood waters. The
water may be deeper than you think it is. You will be putting
yourself in danger and your vehicle may be damaged, leading to
costly repairs.

Visit the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service at
water.weather.gov/ahps for additional water level and flood
impact information for your local tide gauge.

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
539 AM EDT Sat Oct 26 2019

DEZ002>004-NJZ021>025-270945-
Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-
539 AM EDT Sat Oct 26 2019
…COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON EDT SUNDAY…
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Delaware, southern
Delaware and southern New Jersey.