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Well, this is the detailed info I got from the weather magnet aka the weather channel icon that displays the local Naples weather on my homepage:
Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1101 AM EDT WED SEP 15 2004 ... THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 600 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING...
EASTERN COLLIER... WESTERN COLLIER AND MAINLAND MONROE
AS HURRICANE IVAN MOVES NORTH OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO, THE COASTAL WATERS OF COLLIER AND MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES WILL RISE TO AT LEAST 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. THIS SITUATION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN STORM TIDES AS HIGH AS 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRIOR TO NOON TODAY. AT THIS LEVEL, FLOODING OF SOME LOW-LYING COASTAL ROADS IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO CONTINUE FOR EASTERN COLLIER... WESTERN COLLIER AND MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES.
RESIDENTS AND INTERESTS ALONG THE BEACHES SHOULD TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT ANY PROPERTY THAT MAY BE THREATENED.
STORM TIDES AS HIGH AS 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING, HENCE, THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS PERIOD. HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON, AND AGAIN AROUND 230 AM TONIGHT.
LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE IVAN WILL ALSO RESULT IN ROUGH SURF, LARGE BREAKING WAVES, AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST AND AREA BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY. BEACHGOERS ARE URGED TO HEED LIFEGUARD WARNINGS.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS... AND STAY CLEAR OF THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE DUE TO VERY LARGE BREAKERS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE MIAMI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO.
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