Thursday, March 21, 2019
Mid-March Winter Storm Vaughn Update Three
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Caribou ME
343 PM EDT Thu Mar 21 2019
...Some minor splashover possible around the time of high tide
early Friday afternoon...
.Low pressure tracking up the eastern seaboard tonight and Friday
will combine with a high astronomical tide resulting in some
minor splashover at the time of high tide early Friday afternoon.
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Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport,
Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield
343 PM EDT Thu Mar 21 2019
* LOCATION...Acadia National Park...Schoodic Point...Lamoine State
Park...Castine...Roque Bluffs State Park....Machias... Eastport.
* TIMING...Minor impacts are expected to occur within 2 hours
either side of the high tide cycle. High tide is expected to
occur around 1232 PM Friday afternoon.
* TIDAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Water may begin to approach the most
vulnerable locations along the coast. Low-lying causeways may
have some minor splash-over, but inundation is not expected.
* Shoreline Flood Impacts...Minor splashover is possible.
Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.
Bar Harbor ME
MLLW Tide+Surge Flood Categories - Minor 15.5 FT, Moderate 17.0 FT, Major 18.0 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
22/12 AM 13.8 2.4 0.8 2.0 None
22/01 PM 14.2 2.8 1.1 2.0 None
23/01 AM 13.4 2.0 0.4 2.0 None
23/01 PM 12.3 0.9 -0.4 2.0 None
24/02 AM 12.2 0.8 -0.5 2.0 None
Deer Isle Causeway ME
MLLW Tide+Surge Flood Categories - Minor 14.89 FT, Moderate 17.0 FT, Major 20.89 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
22/12 AM 13.0 2.1 0.7 1.0 None
22/01 PM 13.6 2.7 1.3 2.0 None
23/01 AM 12.6 1.7 0.3 2.0 None
23/02 PM 11.4 0.5 -0.6 2.0 None
24/02 AM 11.3 0.4 -0.7 2.0 None
Seawall Road ME
MLLW Tide+Surge Flood Categories - Minor 17.82 FT, Moderate 20.82 FT, Major 23.82 FT
Wave Action Will Lower These Flood Categories
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
22/12 AM 13.0 2.1 0.7 2.0 None
22/01 PM 13.4 2.5 1.1 6.0 None
23/01 AM 12.6 1.7 0.3 7.0 None
23/01 PM 11.5 0.6 -0.5 6.0 None
24/02 AM 11.4 0.5 -0.6 4.0 None
Cutler Farris Wharf ME
MLLW Tide+Surge Flood Categories - Minor 18.0 FT, Moderate 19.0 FT, Major 21.0 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
22/12 AM 17.3 3.2 0.7 2.0 None
22/01 PM 18.0 3.9 1.0 6.0 Minor
23/01 AM 17.1 3.0 0.4 8.0 None
23/01 PM 16.0 1.9 -0.3 8.0 None
24/02 AM 16.0 1.9 -0.5 7.0 None
Machias ME
MLLW Tide+Surge Flood Categories - Minor 16.93 FT, Moderate 18.0 FT, Major 20.0 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
22/12 AM 15.9 2.1 0.7 2.0 None
22/01 PM 16.3 2.5 1.0 2.0 None
23/01 AM 15.7 1.9 0.5 2.0 None
23/02 PM 14.4 0.6 -0.5 2.0 None
24/02 AM 14.4 0.6 -0.5 2.0 None
Eastport ME
MLLW Tide+Surge Flood Categories - Minor 23.0 FT, Moderate 24.0 FT, Major 25.0 FT
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
22/12 AM 22.5 3.2 0.6 1.0 None
22/01 PM 23.0 3.7 0.9 1.0 Minor
23/01 AM 22.5 3.2 0.5 1.0 None
23/01 PM 21.1 1.8 -0.4 1.0 None
24/02 AM 21.0 1.7 -0.6 1.0 None
Roque Bluffs ME
MLLW Tide+Surge Flood Categories - Minor 18.89 FT, Moderate 21.89 FT, Major 24.89 FT
Wave Action Will Lower These Flood Categories
Total Total Departure
Day/Time Tide Tide from Norm Waves Flood
ft MLLW ft MHHW ft ft Impact
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
22/12 AM 15.1 3.8 0.7 2.0 None
22/01 PM 15.4 4.1 1.0 5.0 Minor
23/01 AM 14.9 3.6 0.4 6.0 Minor
23/01 PM 13.8 2.5 -0.4 5.0 None
24/02 AM 13.6 2.3 -0.6 3.0 None
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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Gray ME
146 PM EDT Thu Mar 21 2019
...Minor coastal flooding possible at the time of high tide early
Friday afternoon...
.Low pressure moving up the eastern seaboard tonight and Friday
will combine with astronomically high tides to produce beach
erosion...splash over and areas of minor coastal flooding
primarily impacting the high tide early Friday afternoon.
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Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Coastal Rockingham-
146 PM EDT Thu Mar 21 2019
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 3 PM EDT
FRIDAY...
The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a Coastal Flood
Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM to 3 PM EDT Friday.
* TIMING...From 11 AM to 3 PM EDT Friday.
* Impacts...Minor coastal flooding and splash-over.
* Location...The southwest coast of Maine and Seacoast of New
Hampshire.
* Coastal Flooding...Storm surge of around one foot will combine
with high astronomical tides bringing most locations a few
inches above flood stage.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides
will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore.
&&
Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.
FORT POINT NH
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 11.5 FT, MODERATE 12.5 FT, MAJOR 13.5 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
21/01 PM 10.4 0.9 0.2 2.0 NONE
22/12 AM 10.9 1.4 0.4 3.0 NONE
22/01 PM 11.7 2.2 1.0 7.0 MINOR
23/01 AM 10.9 1.4 0.2 8.0 NONE
23/02 PM 10.5 1.0 0.1 5.0 NONE
24/02 AM 10.6 1.1 0.1 3.0 NONE
HAMPTON HARBOR NH
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 11.0 FT, MODERATE 12.0 FT, MAJOR 13.0 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
21/01 PM 10.2 0.7 0.2 2.0 NONE
22/01 AM 10.7 1.2 0.5 4.0 NONE
22/01 PM 11.3 1.8 1.0 7.0 MINOR
23/01 AM 10.2 0.7 0.1 7.0 NONE
23/02 PM 10.1 0.6 0.1 4.0 NONE
24/02 AM 10.2 0.7 0.1 3.0 NONE
PORTLAND ME
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 12.0 FT, MODERATE 13.0 FT, MAJOR 14.0 FT
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
21/01 PM 10.7 1.0 0.2 2.0 NONE
22/12 AM 11.2 1.5 0.4 3.0 NONE
22/01 PM 12.1 2.4 1.1 6.0 MINOR
23/01 AM 11.1 1.4 0.2 8.0 NONE
23/02 PM 10.7 1.0 0.1 4.0 NONE
24/02 AM 10.8 1.1 0.1 2.0 NONE
&&
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3:52 PM ADT Thursday 21 March 2019
Rainfall warning in effect for:
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
Rain, heavy at times is expected.
A developing low pressure system over the eastern seaboard of the United States is expected to track northeastward to lie over southern Maine Friday evening.
Rain at times heavy and strong southeasterly winds ahead of the low is expected to move into southwestern Nova Scotia late Friday morning. The rain is then forecast to spread eastward reaching Cape
Breton late in the afternoon. The rain will taper to showers Friday evening.
Total rainfall amounts of 25 to 30 millimetres are expected.
If visibility is reduced while driving, turn on your lights and maintain a safe following distance. Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible.
Rainfall warnings are issued when significant rainfall is expected.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #NSStorm.
3:50 PM ADT Thursday 21 March 2019
Rainfall warning in effect for:
St. Stephen and Northern Charlotte County
A developing low pressure system over the eastern seaboard of the United States is expected to track northeastward to lie over southern Maine Friday evening.
Rain at times heavy will develop over southwestern New Brunswick early Friday morning giving near 30 mm before tapering to showers Friday evening.
Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Avoid driving through water on roads. Even shallow, fast-moving water across a road can sweep a vehicle or a person away.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NBstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #NBStorm.