Extra High Tides aka King Tides

Starting tomorrow, we have tides above 13 feet.  Looks like it could get breezy today so let's hope the water stays on the Sound side of bulkheads (see below).

 Check out the extra high tides for the Puget Sound area:

Friday, Jan 21:  12.8 ft. at 6:22 a.m.

Saturday, Jan 22:  13.04 ft. at 6:54 a.m.

Sunday, Jan 23:  13.6 ft at 7:28 a.m.

Monday, Jan 24:  13.12 ft at 8:04 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan 25:  12.89 ft at 8:43 a.m.

Wednesday, Jan 26:  12.47 ft at 9:26 a.m.

Thursday, Jan 27:  11.92 ft at 10:15 a.m.  

Seattle Forecast for today:

…RAIN…TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. BECOMING BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING…

TODAY…S WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW AND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING… THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT…THEN BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 OR 2 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.

 Our tides today:

12.8 ft at 6:22 a.m.

5.57 ft at 12.06 p.m.

11.1 ft at 5:17 p.m.

-1.48 ft at 11:58 p.m.

 

Regatta

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Just Passing By…the USS John C. Stennis

I believe this is te USS John C. Stennis

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Taking Advantage of Mother Nature

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Windsurfing…why not?

Frozen Bulkhead

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Hopefully everyone is staying warm during this spell of extra cold weather.

Argosy Christmas Ships

Argosy2008The 2010 schedule is out for the Argosy Christmas Ships.  They will cruise to West Seattle on December 11, 2010 featuring The Dickens Carolers.   Departing Pier 55 at 8:00 p.m., they are scheduled to arrive at Lowman Beach from 8:50 – 9:10 p.m.    The ships will then head to Alki Beach from 9:40 – 10:00 p.m.

The Christmas Ship is sold out for December 11, 2010 however tickets are still available (at the writing of this post) for a Follow Boat, or you can join the flotilla with your own boat.   Of course you can also join neighbors and friends at Lowman and Alki where there's sure to be bon fires and holiday festivities or even enjoy the merriment from your home.

Here are some photos from a couple years ago.

Can you believe that Christmas is just two months away?   Happy Holidays!

Happening Now: Coast Guard Search for Kayaker off Blake Island

The Coast Guard hellicopter flying over is part of search effort to locate a missing kayaker near Vashon Island and Blake Island this morning.    The Coast Guard was alerted by a Washington State Ferry Tillicum at 6:05 this morning of an orange kayak with a lifejacket and a paddle onboard.  

If you have any information, please contact the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound at 206-217-6001.

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You can read the Coast Guard's News Release here.

Orcas between Blake and Vashon Island

I cannot think of a better way to begin a morning than to watch Orcas dine on salmon for breakfast…can you?

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Did You Hear the Sea Lions

I'm working from home today battling a bug (the classic cold one catches from when the kids return to school).  I noticed some strange, loud barking noises while sitting at my computer.  

I ran to the deck and saw what appears to be two sea lions swimming along together.

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I wish I had better photos to share with you–it really was quite a sight (and sound)!

Fog Horns and Last Night’s Sunset

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You can barely see the cargo containers on top of this ship through the fog this morning.

DSC_0130 Last night's sunset shows the same smaller boat in the above photo before this morning's heavy fog set in.