This weekend’s King Tides become a Royal Pain?

December 12, 2012 by 2 Comments

West Seattle Herald recently wrote about the King Tides that will be topping out at 13 feet along our shoreline this weekend… 

So called King Tides (a non-scientific term) simply refers to the very highest tides. They occur when the earth, moon and sun are aligned at perigee (when the moon is closest to earth) and perihelion (when the earth is closest to the sun), resulting in the largest tidal range seen during a year since the gravitational effects are magnified.

While NOAA does not expect additional tidal height due to coastal flooding, the Marine Forecast has issued southerly winds between 15/ 25 knots with 2-4 foot waves to boot during Saturday’s extreme high tide… 

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THU…S WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. CHANCE OF RAIN.

THU NIGHT…S WIND 10 TO 20 KT…RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.

FRI…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.

FRI NIGHT…N WIND 5 TO 15 KT…BECOMING S TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.

SAT…S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.

SUN…SW WIND TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.

Upcoming high tides:

Thursday +12.5 ft at 5:15AM also +12.1 at 3:30PM

Friday +12.8 ft at 6:30AM also +11.8 at 4:30PM

Saturday +13 ft at 7:00AM also +11.2 at 5:30PM

Sunday +13 ft at 8:00AM

Monday +12.9 ft at 8:30AM

Tuesday +12.7 ft at 9:00AM

Scupper, reporting for Beach Drive Blog
 

Filed Under: Beach Drive Homes, Puget Sound, Scupper, Tides, Weather

Low tide neighbors get exposed!

May 7, 2012 by 2 Comments

Two days of low tides offered some great sights along a couple of West Seattle beaches. Starting with the beach off of Emma Schmitz Viewpoint, found this Stingray looking critter on it's back and set him back in the water before the birds made a meal of him!

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then found these gooey looking dudes hanging off a rock about 200 yards out…

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Click here for an album of other photos taken off Beach Drive.

Then it was off to Fauntleroy Cove where I could almost walk straight on the Ferry from the exposed beach under the piers. Great access from Fauntleroy Park located on the north side of the dock…

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Great sculpture of a Raven marking the location of the park

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Tomorrow promises to be another great day to see what's lurking below with a minus tide of -3.3.  Someday I hope to get a glimpse of the famous Spirit Boulder that's been reported to peak it's head out at extreme low tides on the south side of the ferry dock.

Scupper for Beach Drive Blog

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Another wind storm coming Sunday

January 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Weather forecast can and do change.  At 4:30 this morning, we issued a "barking dog" report which basically means that we're preparing to possibly flood or lose power because of high winds, tides and waves slurping over the bulkhead.  A "barking dog" would be like your neighbors friendly retreiver who howls when he thinks something may be wrong – sometimes he's right, sometimes not…but always on the lookout with best intentions. 

We indeed have water coming over our bulkhead and thankfully have a back-up pump since the first one failed.  

This photo is of our neighbors patio where the waves knocked some of the brick pavers out.

 

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Our next high tides are an 11.3 at 2:25 this afternoon and a 12.3 at 5:08 Sunday morning followed by a 11.2 at 3:20 pm Sunday afternoon.

Here's what the NWS has now:

Today: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. 

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a south southwest wind between 14 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Rain. High near 46. Southeast wind between 10 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 40. Windy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 21 mph increasing to between 28 and 31 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Monday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 44. South southwest wind between 17 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%

Seattle area forecast via UW:

TODAY…WINDY THIS MORNING. SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH EASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

SUNDAY…RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…WINDY. RAIN AT TIMES. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

 

Puget Sound Marine Forecast:

…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON…

TODAY…SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT…EASING IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FT…SUBSIDING. SHOWERS.

TONIGHT…SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT…EASING AND BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT…SUBSIDING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SUN…SE WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN.

SUN NIGHT…S WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.

We hope you stay warm and safe!

Filed Under: Safety, Tides, Weather

Low Tides this Week

July 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment

We just passed today's low tide of -2.05 a few moments ago at 9:17 this morning.  

Here's the rest of the week's low tides:

Wednesday, July 13 at 10:05 a.m.: -2.4

Thursday, July 14 at 10:50 a.m.: -2.46

Friday, July 15 at 11:33 a.m.: -2.25

Saturday, July 16 at 12:13 p.m.: -1.78

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Note: that's a bald eagle on the rock on the shore.

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Extreme Low Tides

June 13, 2011 by 1 Comment

Check out the tides that we will enjoy this week:

Monday, June 13:

  • 11.76 at 2:18 am
  • -2.24 at 9:34 am
  • 10.82 at 5:08 pm
  • 7.07 at 9:59 pm

Tuesday, June 14:

  • 11.58 at 3:04 am
  • -2.94 at 10:20 am
  • 11.5 at 6:00 pm
  • 7.22 at 11:00 pm

Wednesday, June 15:

  • 11.32 at 3:52 am
  • -3.24 at 11:04 am
  • 11.9 at 6:45 pm
  • 7.14 at 11:56 pm

Thursday, June 16:

  • 10.96 at 4:40 am
  • -3.17 at 11:48 am
  • 12.07 at 7:27 pm

Friday, June 17:

  • 6.9 at 12:48 am
  • 10.49 at 5:29 am
  • -2.77 at 12.31 pm
  • 12.0 at 8:42 pm

Saturday, June 18:

  • 6.55 at 1:40 am
  • 9.92 at 6:20 am
  • -2.08 at 1:14 pm
  • 12.00 at 8:42 pm

Tides that are minus 3 and lower or 12 and higher is in bold.

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How Are You Celebrating our Over-Due Seattle Sunshine this Weekend?

June 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment

It looks like we're finally going to have some nice spring weather…just in time for summer!   From various forecasts, it looks like we're going to enjoy temps in the mid to upper 70s.  

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For added warm weather fun, we have some low tides too!   Today's low tide is a -2.38 at 1:15 p.m. and will be up to 11.78 at 8:44 tonight.  On Sunday, the low tide is a -1.99 at 1:58 in the afternoon followed by 11.87 at 9:22 p.m.

So how are you going to celebrate this warm weather goodness?  

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Tides, Weather
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