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Location: Dunkirk, MD
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Coastal Flood Advisory
Issued: 6:42 PM Oct. 12, 2025 – National Weather Service
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level
expected in low lying areas due to tidal flooding.

* WHERE...Shoreline in Calvert County.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT Monday, especially around the time of
high tide.

* IMPACTS...At 3.0 feet, water is expected to reach backyards
near 9th Street in North Beach, and could approach 9th Street.
At 3.0 feet, parking lots near Charles Street in Solomons
begin to flood, with several inches of water covering low-
lying portions of Charles Street and Williams Street.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Tides one and a half to two feet above
normal. The next high tide at Chesapeake Beach is at 9:25 PM and
9:28 AM. The next high tide at Solomons Island is at 7:32 PM and
7:37 AM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.

Chesapeake Bay at North Beach
MLLW Categories - Minor 3.0 ft, Moderate 4.0 ft, Major 5.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.6 ft, Moderate 2.6 ft, Major 3.6 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
13/12 AM     3.2        1.8        1.4       1.0     Minor
14/12 AM     2.2        0.8        0.4       0.5      None
14/12 PM     1.7        0.3        0.3       0.5      None
15/01 AM     2.7        1.3        1.0       0.5      None
15/11 AM     2.5        1.1        1.2       0.5      None

Patuxent River at Solomons Island
MLLW Categories - Minor 3.0 ft, Moderate 4.0 ft, Major 5.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.5 ft, Moderate 2.5 ft, Major 3.5 ft

Total      Total    Departure
Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
12/07 PM     3.3        1.8        1.7       1.0     Minor
13/07 AM     3.2        1.7        1.7       1.0     Minor
13/08 PM     2.6        1.1        1.0       1.0      None
14/08 AM     2.0        0.5        0.5       1.0      None
14/10 PM     2.7        1.2        1.1       1.0      None
15/09 AM     2.7        1.2        1.3       1.0      None

&&

Gale Warning
Issued: 6:09 PM Oct. 12, 2025 – National Weather Service
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and
waves 3 to 6 ft.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point MD to Smith Point VA,
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, Eastern
Bay, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank
River, Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD, and Tangier Sound
and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could
capsize or damage vessels.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions.
Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the
vessel for hazardous conditions.

&&

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