The National Weather Ser­vice has can­celled the Coastal Flood Warn­ing that had been in effect for the Jer­sey Shore through much of the day on Thurs­day, Octo­ber 10th.  The warn­ing has been replaced with a Coastal Flood Advi­sory that remains in effect through Fri­day, Octo­ber 11th, until 5:00pm.

A nor’easter weather sys­tem con­tin­ues to remain next to the south­ern New Jer­sey coast­line and will con­tinue to bring show­ers, rain, gusty winds, and minor coastal flood­ing to our region for the next 24 hours.  It is still pos­si­ble that dur­ing two high tide events on Fri­day that spotty to wide­spread minor coastal flood­ing may occur.  Please be advised that any heavy rain­fall dur­ing these high tide events may aggra­vate flood­ing con­di­tions in flood-prone areas.  Never attempt to drive your vehi­cle through any stand­ing water on local streets.  If you have any emer­gency, please call 911.

Rainy and windy weather will remain in our fore­cast for the next 48 hours.  Please be advised that Ocean Drive head­ing north towards the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge will con­tinue to be closed by local police due to wave over­wash onto the road­way.   Con­tinue to mon­i­tor tra­di­tional local media fore­casts for updated infor­ma­tion, and be sure to view ShoreTV Chan­nel 2 for updates as well.  It is pos­si­ble that the National Weather Ser­vice may extend the advi­sory into the begin­ning part of the weekend.

High tides: High tide is fore­cast at the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge between Avalon and Sea Isle City on Fri­day at 1:08am and 1:42pm. High tide is fore­cast at Stone Harbor/Great Chan­nel on Fri­day at 1:35am and 2:09pm.

Here is the text of the Coastal Flood Advi­sory posted by the National Weather Service:

Coastal Flood Advi­sory in effect until 5 PM EDT Fri­day… … Coastal Flood Warn­ing is cancelled…

The National Weather Ser­vice in Mount Holly has issued a coastal Flood Advi­sory… which is in effect until 5 PM EDT Fri­day. The coastal Flood Warn­ing has been cancelled.

* Loca­tion… the New Jer­sey coast.

* Coastal flood­ing… wide­spread minor tidal flood­ing will con­tinue through late this after­noon and is fore­cast with the Fri­day after­noon high tide. Any heavy rain that might occur near the time of high tide would con­tribute to the flooding.

* High surf with incom­ing east­erly swells of 6 to 9 feet will prob­a­bly result in beach erosion.

* Tim­ing… high tide has passed for today. High tide along the Delaware and New Jer­sey coasts occurs between 200 PM and 230 PM Fri­day. High tide on the back bays occurs later than the high tide along the ocean front.

* Impacts… wide­spread road­way flood­ing will con­tinue through late this after­noon and is fore­cast with the Fri­day after­noon high tide… with areas of heavy rain con­tribut­ing to the problem.

* Out­look… minor tidal flood­ing might also occur on Sat­ur­day and Sunday.

* Seas… wave heights on the ocean waters will be 6 to 10 feet. Wave heights on the Delaware Bay will be 3 to 6 feet.

Precautionary/preparedness actions…

A coastal Flood Advi­sory indi­cates that minor tidal flood­ing is antic­i­pated. Minor tidal flood­ing often results in some Road clo­sures. Usu­ally… the most vul­ner­a­ble road­ways will flood.

Do not leave your vehi­cle at a loca­tion that is prone to tidal flood­ing. Do not drive your vehi­cle through flood waters. The water may be deeper than you think it is. You will be putting your­self in dan­ger and your vehi­cle may be dam­aged… lead­ing to costly repairs.