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Re: Moon lining up for big tides on June 22?
From: Jim Thompson
Date: 2005 May 18, 05:59 -0300
From: Jim Thompson
Date: 2005 May 18, 05:59 -0300
> -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Eno > I looked at the tides for our area from June 22 to June 28. Highest tide > will occur on June 24 at 35.8 feet. While it looks like they would be > exceptionally high, based on the data in the nautical almanac, > they are not. > I have seen them much higher in my part of the world. The Canadian Hydrographic Service predictions are similar for here: Max/min tides occur on June 23 and June 24 (9.5' higher high water, 0.3' lower low water). These are big tides, a couple of inches more than we normally see. The significance is that if we get a storm surge on top of that, then we could easily have local flooding. Frank's answer is very helpful in putting it all into perspective too. Thanks. Jim
