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Old 06-04-2017, 09:10 AM   #11
stubones99
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Originally Posted by psneeld View Post
Not sure you can accurately predict the variations.

For storm surges and coastal flooding, NOAA will predict as well as anyone I know.

Normal higher or lower tides from a steady wind is just a wag, better to just count on it.....winds 15 knots or greater for more than 12 hours seem to start to create higher than normal or blowout tides.

One more thing about the Indian River is that when the inland counties expect heavier than average storm water runoff, they drain the interior lakes a bit in anticipation of the upcoming storm. The result is that the Indian River water level can rise up to 18-20 inches, and if we get additional rain, then it goes up even more. Back in 2004, we have a problem with lots of people's docks floating off due to this storm water dumping.
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