Warning of flooding across North Essex coast
The Environment Agency is urging people to "be prepared"
People in North Essex are being warned to take care on coastal roads and footpaths this morning (12 January).
It comes as the Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the area, in place from 8.45am until 12.45pm.
The warning is in place across the Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton, including Orwell and Stour estuaries.
The Environment Agency is urging people to "be prepared" and "don't put yourself in unnecessary danger".
They say tides are expected to be higher than usual, with the flood gates at Felixstowe seafront closed.
The waterfront at Pin Mill, and The Strand at Wherstead under the Orwell Bridge may be flooded, and there could be water on the quay at Mistley.