CFWGYX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
251 AM EST THU DEC 23 2010

...TIDES WILL BE RUNNING HIGH TODAY WITH SPLASHOVER EXPECTED AROUND
THE MIDDAY HIGH TIDE...

THE PREDICTED ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR PORTLAND IS 10.7 FEET
AROUND NOON TODAY. TIDES HAVE BEEN RUNNING ABOUT 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE
PREDICTED LEVELS AND WILL LIKELY DO THE SAME TODAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN THE TIDE RISING CLOSE TO...BUT NOT ABOVE...THE TIDAL
FLOOD STAGE OF 12 FEET AT PORTLAND.

ROUGH SURF FROM HIGH SEAS WILL CREATE SPLASHOVER AROUND TODAYS
HIGH TIDE.

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS CENTERED SOUTHEAST OF NOVA
SCOTIA. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS
AND ROUGH SEAS INTO TONIGHT.

PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MAINE AND NEW
HAMPSHIRE SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
SPLASHOVER VERY CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS.

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COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
251 AM EST THU DEC 23 2010

...TIDES WILL BE RUNNING HIGH TODAY WITH SPLASHOVER EXPECTED
AROUND THE MIDDAY HIGH TIDE...

THE PREDICTED ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR PORTLAND IS 10.7 FEET
AROUND NOON TODAY. TIDES HAVE BEEN RUNNING ABOUT 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE
PREDICTED LEVELS AND WILL LIKELY DO THE SAME TODAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN THE TIDE RISING CLOSE TO... BUT NOT ABOVE...THE TIDAL
FLOOD STAGE OF 12 FEET AT PORTLAND.

ROUGH SURF FROM HIGH SEAS WILL CREATE SPLASHOVER AROUND THE TIME
OF TODAYS HIGH TIDE.

PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MAINE AND NEW
HAMPSHIRE SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
SPLASHOVER VERY CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS.

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