[NatureNS] JAN. 31, 2014 - BIGGEST TIDE OF THE YEAR

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> Subject: JAN. 31, 2014 - BIGGEST TIDE OF THE YEAR
>
> JAN. 31, 2014 - BIGGEST TIDE OF THE YEAR, HIGH AT 1:00 P.M. IN  
> WOLFVILLE AREA (biggest because of yesterday's coincidence of New  
> Moon with a close perigee (Moon close to Earth) --  I checked out  
> Wolfville Harbour from the wharf area at 1:30 p.m. -- I haven't  
> looked in the harbour for a few days, but today not only was the  
> water level very high (perhaps not as high as predicted on the tide  
> tables? (16.2 m.)), but there were now many blocks of dirty ice --  
> such dirtiness is from moving around with the tides, grounding, and  
> turning over, so that all sides of the blocks become notably soiled  
> with good old Minas mud -- these ice blocks were mostly along solid  
> structures like the main dykes, including the old Planter's dyke in  
> the eastern part of the harbour -- also several large blocks were  
> apparently grounded in the water away from these dykes.  No birds  
> were noted, except about 10 rock pigeons (wharf birds) and a couple  
> of flying herring gulls.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.


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12.0px Helvetica"><b>JAN. 31, 2014 - BIGGEST TIDE OF THE YEAR</b>, HIGH =
AT 1:00 P.M. IN WOLFVILLE AREA (biggest because of <b>yesterday's =
coincidence of New Moon with a close perigee</b> (Moon close to Earth) =
--&nbsp; I checked out<b> Wolfville Harbour</b> from the wharf area at =
1:30 p.m. -- I haven't looked in the harbour for a few days, but today =
not only was the water level very high (perhaps not as high as predicted =
on the tide tables? (16.2 m.)), but there were now<b> many blocks of =
dirty ice</b> -- such dirtiness is from moving around with the tides, =
grounding, and turning over, so that all sides of the blocks become =
notably soiled with good old Minas mud -- these ice blocks were mostly =
along solid structures like the main dykes, including the old Planter's =
dyke in the eastern part of the harbour -- also several large blocks =
were apparently grounded in the water away from these dykes.&nbsp; No =
birds were noted, except about 10 rock pigeons (wharf birds) and a =
couple of flying herring gulls.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
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Helvetica"><br></font></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">Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.</font></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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