Flood alert for Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries
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Flooding is possible over the high tides on Tuesday evening and Wednesday evening.
High water on Tuesday at Plymouth is at 19:53 with flooding possible between 19:00 and 21:00. Times of high water will vary along the coast.
Locations particularly at risk include exposed coastal areas of Plymouth Sound including Cawsand, Kingsand and The Hoe.
Waterside locations and roads along the estuary may be flooded. Do not walk or drive through flood water.
Coastal conditions should ease for Wednesday morning's high tide, however, conditions are forecast to worsen again for Wednesday evenings tide, bringing a further risk of flooding.
We are monitoring the situation and will update this information by midday on Wednesday, or if the situation changes.
Detailed tidal information; The forecast high tide level at Plymouth on Tuesday is 2.95 mAOD. Expect tide levels to be around 0.3m above tide table level. Force 5 southerly winds and offshore wave heights of around 2.7m are forecast over the high tide.
Flood alert area: Plymouth Sound including Cawsand, Kingsand, Millbrook, The Hoe, and the Tidal Lynher, Tamar, Tavy, Plym and Yealm estuaries.
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