Why is it nice out and flooding?

Offshore Storms Will Cause Coastal Flooding From Storm Surge, Full Moon Tides, and Wind

This has been the question of the day. The storm off the coast is the reason. It is pretty big, it has stalled, and is pushing water as storm surge, with sustained winds. If you look off the coast you can see clouds in “bands”. The full moon tides are not helping as well as that wind.

Normally with Nor’easeters we have tons of rain and all that jazz. Be glad this is off the coast and not sitting on top of us because then it would be worse. Facebook will be flooded with high water pictures today, tomorrow , and Sunday.

Expect the next few high tide cycles to be worse than you saw this morning. Ocean City is flooded down town. Savannah road flooded in Lewes below the drawbridge. Long Neck road flooded below Mariners Cove. All the normal spots that flood with heavy tidal flooding. The water came in fast and not much of it will drain at low tide. Then another high tide will push in more water. Just look at any of the beaches at low tide, it will look like high tide. That is a good indicator of why we are having heavy tidal flooding, with storm surge and full moon tide influences.

Think of this like a snow day, except the recommended supplies are margaritas and tacos! Seriously if you don’t have to go anywhere and are flooded out stay out of the water. It is really bad for your vehicles “rusty” parts and electronics. I watched a guy drive his vehicle through three feet of water in Oak Orchard one year. It stalled out, he had to be rescued, and then the insurance company bought him a new vehicle.

Fish On!
Rich King

Marine Forecast … 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- 920 AM EDT Fri Oct 11 2019

…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…

.THIS AFTERNOON…N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to
20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Swell mainly from the
NE with a dominant period of 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT…N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 8 to
11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft late. Swell mainly from the NE with
a dominant period of 12 seconds.
.SAT…N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Swell mainly from
the NE with a dominant period of 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT…W winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Swell mainly from the NE with a dominant period
of 11 seconds.
.SUN…N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT…S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON…SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.MON NIGHT…SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft.
.TUE…N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the morning, then
2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT…SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, then around
3 ft after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight.

Tides Indian River Inlet …

2019/10/11	Fri	01:28 AM	0.51	L
2019/10/11	Fri	07:45 AM	2.79	H
2019/10/11	Fri	1:34 PM	0.46	L
2019/10/11	Fri	8:06 PM	3.01	H
2019/10/12	Sat	02:00 AM	0.46	L
2019/10/12	Sat	08:22 AM	2.91	H
2019/10/12	Sat	2:12 PM	0.41	L
2019/10/12	Sat	8:39 PM	2.98	H
2019/10/13	Sun	02:29 AM	0.42	L
2019/10/13	Sun	08:57 AM	3.02	H
2019/10/13	Sun	2:49 PM	0.40	L
2019/10/13	Sun	9:12 PM	2.94	H
2019/10/14	Mon	02:57 AM	0.40	L
2019/10/14	Mon	09:32 AM	3.11	H
2019/10/14	Mon	3:25 PM	0.41	L
2019/10/14	Mon	9:46 PM	2.89	H