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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
327 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2008

MEZ023>028-NHZ014-080600-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
COASTAL WALDO-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...
WALDOBORO...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...ROCKLAND...CAMDEN...
THOMASTON...BELFAST...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON
327 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2008

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE
TONIGHT...

.THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE IN PORTLAND HARBOR WILL BE 11.6 FEET
AT 124 AM TONIGHT. TIDAL FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. LAST NIGHTS TIDE
RAN ABOUT A HALF FOOT ABOVE NORMAL AND JUST TOPPED THE 12 FOOT
BENCHMARK. WINDS AND SEAS WERE MUCH CALMER LAST NIGHT. TONIGHT
INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE LIKELY TO PUSH
TIDES CLOSE TO THE 12 FOOT LEVEL AGAIN. MINOR WAVE ACTION IS ALSO
POSSIBLE SO SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAY FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION. 

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