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  • Coastal Flood Warning for Calvert County, Maryland
  • Coastal Flood Warning issued March 07 at 10:03AM EST until March 07 at 12:00PM EST by NWS
  • Effective: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 9:03 a.m.
  • Expires: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 11 a.m.
  • ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
    ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
    EVENING...
    * LOCATIONS...Shoreline in Calvert County.
    * TIDAL DEPARTURE...2 to 3 feet above normal.
    * TIMING...Within a few hours of high tide. High tide at Solomons
    Island is at 6:28 PM. High tide at Chesapeake Beach is at 8:08
    PM.
    * IMPACTS...Flooding is expected near Charles Street in Solomons
    Island along with yards near both Charles Street and Williams
    Street. Minor shoreline inundation is possible elsewhere.
    &&
    Forecast tides are referenced to mean lower low water
    (MLLW) and mean higher high water (MHHW) unless
    otherwise noted. Time of high total tide is
    approximate to nearest hour. Total tide combines the
    normal tide and departure from normal. Flood impact
    is based on the total tide and waves where applicable.
    SOLOMONS ISLAND MD
    MLLW Categories - Minor 2.75 ft, Moderate 4.0 ft, Major 5.0 ft
    MHHW Categories - Minor 1.25 ft, Moderate 2.5 ft, Major 3.5 ft
    Total Total Departure
    Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
    ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
    -------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
    07/06 AM 4.1 2.6 2.9 1.0 Moderate
    07/06 PM 3.5 2.0 2.5 1.0 Minor
    08/06 AM 2.5 1.0 1.4 1.0 None
    08/07 PM 1.7 0.2 0.7 1.0 None
    09/08 AM 1.4 -0.1 0.3 1.0 None
    09/08 PM 0.9 -0.6 -0.1 1.0 None
    NORTH BEACH MD
    MLLW Categories - Minor 2.7 ft, Moderate 4.0 ft, Major 5.0 ft
    MHHW Categories - Minor 1.3 ft, Moderate 2.6 ft, Major 3.6 ft
    Total Total Departure
    Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
    ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
    -------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
    07/08 AM 3.9 2.5 2.8 0.5 Minor
    07/08 PM 3.0 1.6 2.2 0.5 Minor
    08/08 AM 2.2 0.8 1.2 0.5 None
    08/08 PM 1.4 0.0 0.7 0.5 None
    09/09 AM 1.3 -0.1 0.3 0.5 None
    09/09 PM 0.6 -0.8 -0.1 0.5 None
    &&