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Navigating the Coastal Challenges: A Brief on Hurricane Melissa · EM Morning Brief

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  Good
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  morning.
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  I'm
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  Cedric
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  and
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  This
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  is
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  your
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  EM
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  Morning
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  Brief
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  for
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  Thursday,
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  October
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  30,
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  2025.
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  The
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  big
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  national
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  driver
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  today
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  is
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  the
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  ocean.
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  The
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  National
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  Hurricane
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  center
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  continues
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  advisories
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  on
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  Hurricane
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  Melissa
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  as
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  it
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  tracks
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  northeast
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  between
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  the
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  central
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  Bahamas
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  and
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  Bermuda
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  while
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  the
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  core
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  stays
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  offshore.
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  Melissa's
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  swell
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  and
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  pressure
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  gradient
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  are
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  boosting
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  marine
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  hazards
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  and
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  minor
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  coastal
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  flooding
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  along
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  parts
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  of
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  the
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  Mid
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  Atlantic
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  and
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  Northeast
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  coastline.
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  The
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  Storm
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  Prediction
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  center
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  holds
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  a
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  marginal
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  severe
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  risk
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  from
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  coastal
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  North
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  Carolina
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  into
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  portions
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  of
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  the
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  Mid
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  Atlantic,
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  mainly
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  for
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  isolated
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  damaging
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  wind
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  or
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  a
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  brief
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  tornado
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  this
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  afternoon.
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  Several
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  offices
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  from
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  the
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  Chesapeake
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  to
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  New
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  Jersey
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  and
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  New
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  York
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  City
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  have
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  coastal
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  flood
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  advisories
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  or
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  warnings
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  around
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  today's
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  high
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  tides
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  with
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  localized
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  road
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  closures
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  possible
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  in
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  typical
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  vulnerable
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  spots.
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  Lets
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  run
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  through
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  the
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  States.
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  Delaware
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  faces
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  minor
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  coastal
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  flooding
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  around
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  this
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  afternoon's
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  high
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  tide
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  as
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  onshore
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  flow
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  and
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  long
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  period
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  swell
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  arrive.
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  The
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  NWS
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  Mount
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  Holly
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  briefing
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  highlights
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  widespread
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  minor
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  coastal
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  flooding
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  potential
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  and
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  strong
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  easterly
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  winds
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  today
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  and
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  explicitly
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  expands
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  the
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  coastal
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  flood
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  advisory
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  to
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  include
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  the
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  tidal
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  Delaware
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  River.
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  Maine
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  prepares
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  for
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  a
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  wind
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  and
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  rain
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  event
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  late
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  tonight
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  into
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  Friday
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  as
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  a
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  strong
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  low
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  passes.
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  Nws
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  gray
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  Notes
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  2
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  periods
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  of
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  gusty
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  winds
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  first
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  Friday
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  morning
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  from
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  the
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  east,
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  then
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  a
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  westerly
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  surge
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  Saturday
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  with
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  coastal
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  waters
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  under
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  gale
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  headlines.
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  Maryland
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  tidal
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  Potomac
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  and
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  Chesapeake
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  Bay
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  shorelines
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  see
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  elevated
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  water
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  levels
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  today.
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  The
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  NWS
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  Baltimore
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  Washington
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  office
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  keeps
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  multiple
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  coastal
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  flood
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  warnings
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  in
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  effect
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  including
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  Anne
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  arundel,
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  Calvert
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  and
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  St.
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  Mary's
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  with
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  1
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  to
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  3ft
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  of
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  inundation
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  possible
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  in
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  the
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  most
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  susceptible
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  low
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  lying
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  areas
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  at
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  high
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  tide.
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  Additional
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  advisories
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  continue
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  for
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  portions
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  of
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  the
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  Baltimore
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  area
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  and
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  northern
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  Chesapeake,
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  New
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  Jersey.
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  Coastal
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  flooding
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  and
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  strong
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  onshore
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  winds
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  top
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  today's
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  risks.
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  NWS
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  Mount
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  Holly's
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  morning
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  briefing
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  calls
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  for
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  widespread
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  30
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  to
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  40
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  mile
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  per
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  hour
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  gusts
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  with
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  isolated
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  45
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  to
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  50
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  miles
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  per
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  hour,
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  minor
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  coastal
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  flooding
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  at
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  high
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  tide
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  and
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  hazardous
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  surf.
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  The
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  coastal
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  flood
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  advisory
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  now
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  includes
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  the
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  tidal
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  Delaware
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  river
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  farther
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  north.
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  NWS
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  New
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  York
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  has
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  a
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  coastal
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  flood
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  advisory
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  for
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  Hudson,
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  Eastern
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  Essex
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  and
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  Eastern
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  Union
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  plus
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  NYC
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  borough
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  shorelines
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  1
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  to
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  5pm
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  New
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  York
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  New
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  York
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  City
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  Emergency
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  Management
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  issued
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  a
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  weather
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  alert
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  for
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  today
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  as
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  a
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  coastal
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  low
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  brings
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  periods
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  of
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  moderate
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  to
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  locally
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  heavy
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  rain,
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  gusty
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  easterlies
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  and
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  minor
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  coastal
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  flooding
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  around
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  the
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  afternoon
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  high
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  tide.
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  NWS
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  New
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  York
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  holds
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  a
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  coastal
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  flood
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  advisory
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  for
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  Manhattan,
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  Staten
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  island
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  and
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  Brooklyn
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  during
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  1
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  to
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  5pm
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  North
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  Carolina
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  marine
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  hazards
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  remain
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  the
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  main
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  issue
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  along
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  the
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  Outer
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  Banks
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  and
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  adjacent
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  coastal
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  waters.
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  NWS
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  Newport
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  Moorhead
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  City
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  highlights
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  gale
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  force
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  gusts
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  and
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  seas
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  10
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  to
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  18ft
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  today
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  into
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  Friday
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  with
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  small
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  craft
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  advisories
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  and
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  gale
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  warnings
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  posted
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  across
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  zones.
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  Beach
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  erosion
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  and
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  dangerous
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  surf
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  are
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  possible
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  during
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  high
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  tides.
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  Pennsylvania
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  Southeast
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  Pennsylvania
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  sits
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  within
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  the
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  NWS
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  Mount
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  Holly
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  impact
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  area
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  today
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  as
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  a
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  strong
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  coastal
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  system
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  brings
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  gusty
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  easterl
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  periods
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  of
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  rain
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  and
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  a
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  marginal
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  severe
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  risk
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  along
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  and
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  southeast
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  of
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  I95.
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  The
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  office
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  briefing
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  notes
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  widespread
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  30
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  to
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  40
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  mile
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  per
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  hour
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  gusts,
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  isolated
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  45
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  to
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  50
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  mile
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  per
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  hour
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  near
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  the
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  coast
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  and
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  minor
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  coastal
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  flooding
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  in
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  tidal
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  Delaware
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  river
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  zones.
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  Urban
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  Poor
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  drainage
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  flooding
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  is
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  possible
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  under
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  heavier
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  showers.
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  Virginia
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  Tidal
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  flooding
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  continues
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  for
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  portions
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  of
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  the
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  Chesapeake
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  Bay
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  and
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  Tidal
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  Potomac.
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  NWS
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  Baltimore
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  Washington
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  keeps
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  coastal
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  flood
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  warnings
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  for
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  St.
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  Mary's
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  Calvert
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  and
• 3:55
  Anne
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  Arundel
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  through
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  portions
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  of
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  today
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  into
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  Friday
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  morning.
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  Advisories
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  remain
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  elsewhere.
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  One
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  to
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  two
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  feet
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  of
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  inundation
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  in
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  the
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  most
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  flood
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  prone
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  zones
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  is
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  possible
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  at
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  high
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  tide.
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  All
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  other
• 4:07
  states
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  have
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  no
• 4:08
  significant
• 4:08
  updates
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  in
• 4:09
  the
• 4:09
  last
• 4:09
  24
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  hours.
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  That's
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  the
• 4:12
  brief
• 4:12
  for
• 4:12
  Thursday,
• 4:12
  October
• 4:13
  30th.
• 4:14
  We'll
• 4:14
  be
• 4:14
  back
• 4:14
  with
• 4:15
  updates
• 4:15
  tomorrow.
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  Stay
• 4:16
  safe.