New Moon 12/12

Hereford Lighthouse - North WW

Mornin'!  It's 36° in Wildwood NJ.  It feels like 29° with the W-NW breezes at 4-6mph.  It's on the nippy side this morning as Jack Frost paid a visit overnight.  The sky is clear as Ms Sun will have smooth sailing as she rises any moment now.  Winds are light.  The seagulls are enjoying daybreak as they seem to be squawking their delight.  It's going to be a beauty today with plentiful sunshine, temps in the mid-upper 40s and winds out of the W-SW at 5-10mph.  Tonight... clear, starlit sky, temps in the upper 30s with W-SW winds at 10-15mph.  Tomorrow... mix of sun and clouds with windier conditions... temps will be in the mid-upper 40s with W-NW at 10-20mph. It's New Moon Tuesday.  It affects the tides exactly like a Full Moon as our High Tides today will be much higher than normal. We're having no extreme weather to cause any tidal flood postings. This moon is basically invisible and if the sky is cloud-free, the dark sky will provide what potentially will be the best meteor display of the year. It is scheduled to reach its peak tomorrow night into early Thursday morning (Dec 13th-14th).  It's The Geminid Meteor Shower.  The Geminid has a reputation for slow, bright, graceful fireballs as well as faint meteors with medium brightness. The American Meteor Society is predicting 150 meteors per hour. Find a perfectly dark location and you should be good to go.   Intrusive outdoor lighting much like 2 of my neighbors with their obnoxious spotlights left on 24/7 - 365 days certainly won't do it.  You'll need to find a very dark area (like the beach or bay) for the chance to see those shooting stars.  Only 9 days until the Winter Solstice.

High Tides: 7:13AM and 7:42PM
Low Tide: 1:44PM
Ocean Temp: 49°
Sunrise: 7:09AM 
Sunset: 4:37PM