Readers of Mark Doyle’s Sailing and Cruising, Tammy and Bruce Swart submitted this welcome news item:

“NOAA has a new toy for us. Possible storm surge areas! That means you CAN’T go under that bridge that you can normally go under.”
Tammy and Bruce Swart, S/V Dos Libras

The program is called SLOSH, Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricanes. Go to: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/surge/slosh.php

SLOSH has been applied to the entire U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastlines. In addition, coverage extends to Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and the Bahamas. The SLOSH model coverage is subdivided into 32 regions or basins. These basins are centered upon particularly susceptible features: inlets, large coastal centers of population, low-lying topography, and ports.
NOAA