Warning Vector

Coastal Flood Advisory

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ยท US

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Details

Coastal Flood Advisory In Effect Until 6 AM EDT Thursday

Event
Coastal Flood Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Response
Monitor

Description

What

Two to three feet of inundation above ground level expected in low lying areas due to tidal flooding.

Where

Shoreline in Charles and King George Counties.

When

Until 6 AM EDT Thursday, especially around the time of high tide.

Impacts

At 3.5 feet, water reaches yards near Cobb Island and docks near Dahlgren.

Additional details

Tides two to two and a half feet above normal. The next high tide at Goose Bay is at 1:59 PM and 2:12 AM. The next high tide at Indian Head is at 5:53 PM and 6:06 AM. The next high tide at Dahlgren is at 12:33 PM and 12:57 AM.

Instructions

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.

Affected areas

  • Charles County, MD
  • King George County, VA

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m11s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M34N9H0DPTT22BF2PE3820C0
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab16248d1e6a951be23f7c8d34e12076f4eb7c1c.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
AWIPS ID
CAPLWX
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.2205
WMO heading
XOUS51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
51

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceCFY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierCFWLWX
WMOidentifierWHUS41 KLWX 221335
NWSheadlineCOASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.EXB.KLWX.CF.Y.0044.260922T1500Z-260924T1000Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-24T06:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Charles County, MD
  • King George County, VA
NameValue
SAME024017
SAME051099
UGCMDZ016
UGCVAZ057