{"id":8280,"date":"2022-10-01T01:51:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T05:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/?p=8280"},"modified":"2022-10-01T01:51:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T05:51:24","slug":"storm-incoming-coastal-flood-watch-rip-current-warning-8-foot-waves-4-inches-of-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2022\/10\/storm-incoming-coastal-flood-watch-rip-current-warning-8-foot-waves-4-inches-of-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm Incoming: Coastal Flood Watch, Rip Current Warning, 8-Foot Waves, 4+ Inches of Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"\/\/cdn.playwire.com\/bolt\/js\/zeus\/embed.js\" data-config=\"\/\/config.playwire.com\/1024730\/videos\/v2\/5556528\/zeus.json\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service announced a slew of advisories Friday night and early Saturday morning, as a storm system consisting of the remnants of Hurricane Ian moves toward the Shore area.<\/p>\n<p>The oncoming storm was poised to drench the region with more than four inches of rain, kick up winds and produce heavy surf that is expected to lead to beach erosion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12255\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hurricane_ian_nj_09_30_22_612-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12255\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12255\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hurricane_ian_nj_09_30_22_612-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The remnants of Hurricane Ian begin to roll into the Jersey Shore, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The remnants of Hurricane Ian begin to roll into the Jersey Shore, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12258\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hurricane_ian_nj_09_30_22_615-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12258\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12258\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hurricane_ian_nj_09_30_22_615-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The remnants of Hurricane Ian begin to roll into the Jersey Shore, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The remnants of Hurricane Ian begin to roll into the Jersey Shore, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12257\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hurricane_ian_nj_09_30_22_614-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12257\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12257\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hurricane_ian_nj_09_30_22_614-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The remnants of Hurricane Ian begin to roll into the Jersey Shore, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The remnants of Hurricane Ian begin to roll into the Jersey Shore, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The storm began moving into the Shore area Friday, with an initial batch of high winds and building surf. A video of conditions Friday appears above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rainfall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The oncoming storm is expected to produce a significant amount of rain.<\/p>\n<p>New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches are expected during the day Saturday, with a high of 66 degrees. Northeast winds will be sustained at nearly 30 m.p.h. Another inch of rain is possible Saturday night into Sunday, with a thunderstorm threat linger until about 2 a.m. Windy conditions will continue.<\/p>\n<p>The rainfall will extent into Sunday, when an additional .75 inches of rain will fall during the day and .25 inches will fall at night. The storm will linger Monday and Tuesday, the NWS forecast said, though the heavy rainfall will be reduced to occasional showers and there will be little more in total rain amounts. Monday\u2019s high will reach just 59 degrees, and 60 degrees on Tuesday, as the storm will also usher in cooler temperatures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Surf, Flooding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ocean temperature, as well as the temperature on Barnegat Bay, continue to be warm \u2013 just under 70 degrees each. Had the storm not advanced, beaches may have been crowded this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>For the High Surf Advisory, the NWS issued a notice predicting \u201clarge breaking waves of up to 8 feet in the surf zone\u201d on Saturday and Sunday. A Coastal Flood Watch was also in effect, calling for 1-2 feet of inundation above ground level possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12256\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hurricane_ian_nj_09_30_22_613-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12256\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12256\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hurricane_ian_nj_09_30_22_613-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The remnants of Hurricane Ian begin to roll into the Jersey Shore, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The remnants of Hurricane Ian begin to roll into the Jersey Shore, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12259\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hurricane_ian_nj_09_30_22_616-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12259\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12259\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hurricane_ian_nj_09_30_22_616-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The remnants of Hurricane Ian begin to roll into the Jersey Shore, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The remnants of Hurricane Ian begin to roll into the Jersey Shore, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cModerate tidal flooding can lead to widespread roadway flooding in coastal and bayside communities and along inland tidal waterways,\u201d the NWS statement said. \u201cHigh surf will lead to dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seas offshore are expected to run 8-13 feet, according to the Marine Forecast for waters off Ocean County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will translate to waves in the surf zone at least 7-8 feet, if not higher in some areas,\u201d the NWS marine forecast said. \u201cThe High Risk of rip currents will be extended through Sunday, and a High Surf Advisory will also be issued during the same time period. The High Risk of rip currents and the High Surf Advisory will likely continue into Monday, and possibly Tuesday. Dangerous rip currents and surf conditions are expected, and some beach erosion will be possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2022\/10\/storm-incoming-coastal-flood-watch-rip-current-warning-8-foot-waves-4-inches-of-rain\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Weather Service announced a slew of advisories Friday night and early Saturday morning, as a storm system consisting of the remnants of Hurricane Ian moves toward the Shore area. The oncoming storm was poised to drench the region with more than four inches of rain, kick up winds and produce heavy surf that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[1080,1680,30,11],"class_list":["post-8280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment-weather","tag-featured","tag-hurricane-ian","tag-ortley-beach","tag-toms-river-nj-news","post_format-post-format-video"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hurricane_ian_nj_09_30_22_615-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}