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--Apple-Mail-53--996510520 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Begin forwarded message: > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: July 23, 2013 12:24:23 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > Cc: Roy Bishop <rlb@eastlink.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] tidal alert: high highs and low lows for > today thru Thurs. > > JULY 23, 2013 - TIDAL ALERT for potential shorebird watchers in > Minas Basin this week -- just this past Sunday, the Moon was in > CLOSE PERIGEE, which refers to a relatively very short distance > from Earth -- this is coupled with tonight's FULL MOON -- when > perigee is timed with either the full or new Moon phases, the > result is high high tides and low low tides. Today's daytime high > high tide is at 2 p.m., and the tides will be especially high > today, tomorrow, and Thursday, all of them listed as 15+ metres of > amplitude (vertical height from low to high levels). The > consequence of high high tides for us shorebird fanciers is that we > have to get off the beach earlier when the tide is coming in, and > then wait a relatively long time for the ebbing tide to create some > feeding habitat for the shorebirds after their roosting during high > tide -- such roosting often has to be away from the shores, in > fields or up rivers -- much of the roosting whereabouts is unknown, > thus any info' from watchers would be welcome. > > When any of you are next in Wolfville area, check out the Blomidon > Naturalists Society annual calendar to see why it is so popular -- > just one reason is the daily high-tide time plus the amplitude in > metres. Ask around the farm markets etc. to get a copy, and it > should be cheap by now if you can find one. Or remember to order > one or get a friend to buy one when next year's version is offered > to the naturalists lists. > > Today's 2 p.m. high tide will become about 45-50 minutes later > tomorrow, then add 50 minutes for Thursday, and so on, but by then > the amplitudes will be dropping back down toward the neap-tide levels. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-53--996510520 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">July 23, 2013 12:24:23 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Roy Bishop <<a = href=3D"mailto:rlb@eastlink.ca">rlb@eastlink.ca</a>></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] tidal alert: high highs and low lows for = today thru Thurs.</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>JULY 23, 2013 - TIDAL = ALERT for potential shorebird watchers in Minas Basin this week</b> -- = just this past Sunday, the Moon was in <b>CLOSE PERIGEE</b>, which = refers to a relatively very short distance from Earth -- this is coupled = with tonight's <b>FULL MOON</b> -- when perigee is timed with = either the full or new Moon phases, the result is <b>high high tides and = low low tides</b>. Today's daytime high high tide is at 2 p.m., = and the tides will be especially high today, tomorrow, and Thursday, all = of them listed as 15+ metres of amplitude (vertical height from low to = high levels). The consequence of high high tides for us shorebird = fanciers is that we have to get off the beach earlier when the tide is = coming in, and then wait a relatively long time for the ebbing tide to = create some feeding habitat for the shorebirds after their roosting = during high tide -- such roosting often has to be away from the shores, = in fields or up rivers -- much of the roosting whereabouts is unknown, = thus any info' from watchers would be welcome.<b> = </b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><b></b><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font fac