Wednesday, August 16, 2023

New Moon - Hump Day

Mornin'!  It's 74° in Wildwood NJ.  Humidity's 94% with a dewpoint of 73°.  Ms Sun's up and working her way through some fog.  Winds are barely there out of the N-NW at 2-3mph.  Let's talk about this morning's fog... it's kind of crazy as there's fog right along the coast and beach and off the marsh covering any views of the beach, mainland or bridge.  But, right in the heart of Wildwood... no fog; just sunshine.  We'll be drying out today as last night's storms barreled through leaving streets flooded from the tropical wind sheer and torrents of heavy downpours drenching everything in its path.  You can see water debris lines on sidewalks and streets.  The birds seem happy though as they're loud and boisterous this morning.  And, that includes all the island birds not just the yappy seagulls.  They must be relieved that they made it through last night's stormy intensity.  The boardwalk lost power last night as Morey's pier lost power for awhile when those on the Sea Serpent and Ferris Wheel had to wait for help.  Everything turned out okay thankfully.
Today's weather will be mostly sunny, high near 90° (again as we hit 90° yesterday) with West winds at 5-10mph.  Pack the insect repellent.  Tonight... partly clear, temps in the low-70s and South winds at 4-8mph.  Tomorrow... cloudy with 30% chance of rain, temps in the mid-80s and SE winds at 5-15mph.  Friday... mostly sunny, temps in the mid-upper 80s and West winds at 5-10mph.  Saturday... sunny, temps in the low-mid 80s and West winds.  Sunday... sunny, temps in the low-mid 80s and SW winds.
It's the New Moon today meaning it's invisible up in the sky but more importantly it pulls on our tides much like a Full Moon creating higher and lower than normal tides.  And, don't forget that insect repellent today with those West (land breezes) winds that bring the biting flies.  I did a little research and I read that Listerine, Windex, Fabric Softener sheets, Vanilla, Avon's Skin So Soft are some of the locals suggestions that repel those annoying biters. 
High Tide: 9:11AM
Low Tide: 2:56PM
Ocean Temp: 74°
Sunrise: 6:19AM
Sunset: 7:59PM
UV Index: 8.7
Rip Current: Low Risk

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