Unusual Tides This Weekend

[Flutterby]

"The largest full moon of 2013, a so-called "supermoon," will light up the night sky this weekend, but there's more to this lunar delight than meets the eye.

On Sunday, June 23, at 7 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT), the moon will arrive at perigee - the point in its orbit bringing it closest to Earth), a distance of 221,824 miles (356,991 kilometers). Now the moon typically reaches perigee once each month (and on some occasions twice), with their respective distances to Earth varying by 3 percent.

But Sunday's lunar perigee will be the moon's closest to Earth of 2013. And 32 minutes later, the moon will officially turn full. The close timing of the moon's perigee and its full phase are what will bring about the biggest full moon of the year, a celestial event popularly defined by some as a "supermoon."

http://news.yahoo.com/supermoon-rises-weekend-night-sky-sunday-105859644.html

 

[getakey]

We were on the boat last night. Water came to within a couple feet of the top of the dock pilings

 

[Flutterby]

It is interesting to see the big highs and the big lows during these conditions! I wonder how many boats will run aground during the low tide? Vessel Assist....HELP!

 

[etyppo]

I was out at high tide this evening and wondered if I was going to have to take my bimini down to get under a bridge on the Middle River south of Mildred Island I've never worried about before. It cleared, but it was close. Weird weather for this time of year too - had to break out the canvas when it started raining.

 

[Flutterby]

Yes it is.....and now this weekend, temps in the hundreds! Wow.....

 

[getakey]

here's a couple pics from the high tide night

Dock Piling

Sea Wall at Pier 39

 

[Flutterby]

Thanks for posting. One picture is worth more than a thousand words.......