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Middletown Flooding: 'We are Most Concerned About Saturday Night'
Police say they are most worried about Saturday night, when high tide peaks at 7:24 p.m.

Middletown, NJ - Saturday night high tide. That’s when Middletown Township police are most concerned about flooding, Deputy Police Chief Steve Dollinger tells Patch.
High tide will be at 6:56 a.m. Saturday in Middletown, and 7:24 p.m. Saturday night. A full moon will be visible from 8:45 p.m. onwards Saturday night, increasing the risk of coastal flooding.
High tide is again at 7:40 a.m. Sunday morning. The National Weather Service issued a Coastal Flood Warning in effect from 4 a.m. Saturday to noon Sunday for Middlesex and Monmouth counties.
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Middletown has not deployed sandbags, Dollinger said.
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Wave heights off New Jersey are expected to build to 15 to 20 feet over the weekend. Wave heights on Raritan Bay will build to 3 to 6 feet, the National Weather Service says.
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