INSTRUCTIONS

A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore.

Feet Above Ground is locally defined as feet above the Highest Astronomical Tide or HAT.

DESCRIPTION

* WHAT…For the Coastal Flood Advisories, high astronomical tides will cause minor flooding in low lying areas around Humboldt Bay. Up to one quarter foot of saltwater inundation above ground level is possible in low lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways (Between 8.7 and 9.0 feet MLLW at the North Spit tide gauge).

* WHERE…Northern Humboldt Coast County.

* WHEN…For the first Coastal Flood Advisory, until noon PST today. For the second Coastal Flood Advisory, from 7 AM to noon PST Sunday.. .

* IMPACTS…Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected.