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Originally Posted by psneeld
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.
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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.