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Mornin'!  It's 52° in Wildwood NJ.  It's raining lightly with winds out of the NE at 5-8mph.  I can hear the rumble of thunder in the distance so I'm bracing for a nice morning thunderstorm while I blog.  It's gonna to be a somewhat moist day with rain coming down (90% chance) with a chance of a thunderstorm at least until early afternoon. Ms Sun's not going away that easily as she could be peeking through any way she can and we just might see her by late morning or midday. Temps will be in the mid-50s with winds out of the E-NE at 8-12mph.  Tonight... rains should be outta here as it'll be partly cloudy,  peeks of that almost full moon, temps in the low 50s and breezes out of the N-NW at 4-8mph.  If we do get heavy downpours...keep an eye on those high tides as the full moon is this weekend and brings with it much higher than normal tides.  Mix that with rain...you've got tidal flooding.  Never drive through corrosive flood waters!
A little later today I'm heading off the island and away from the lovely salt air to my ol' stomping grounds and spending a couple days with my youngest daughter and her family. Not before heading over to Sam's Pizza to pick up a pie to take to our daughter (her favorite boardwalk pizza; mine is Macks).  I can't wait to see everyone especially our newest addition (our little 2 month old granddaughter Lana) as she needs to be in my arms.  I'm jonesin' big time for some infant cuddles not to mention hang with my 4-year-old grandson who never ceases to fill my heart with love.  So, this weekend's blog will all be right here in today's entry as I take a weather hiatus.  It's pretty cut and dry with nothing intense happening in the weather department this weekend...except for more of that easing into Spring phase as we're able to truly let go of the winter clothes and get outdoors and enjoy some glorious weather.  It's gonna be a nice (somewhat cool) weekend.  You can always click on "Wunderground" under my Personal Favs if you want minute-by-minute weather. Just type in Wildwood NJ or 08260.
So here's some weekend stuff...
Saturday...there could be a shower from the overnight (45% chance) but it will mostly sunny (some clouds in the mix) with temps in the low 60s.  Breezes will be out of the S-SW at 8-13mph.
Sunday...Full Moon day.  Another sunny day but a bit cooler and breezy with temps in the low-mid 50s and breezes out of the NW at 15-20mph.
The Full Moonrise on Sunday is 7:32p.m. and it's a real treat to see it come over the ocean's horizon at twilight. Conditions look good too.  If you're lucky enough to be on the beach to check it out, it's pretty awe-inspiring.  As the sky grows beautifully pastel then darkens, the Moon rises and grows brighter.  When it becomes super bright just over the horizon, it shines in the dark sky and begins to reflect its brightness on the ocean.
It's pretty cool.
The entire upcoming week's weather looks like a keeper with Spring on board.  Expect abundant sunshine and temps warmer than we've been accustomed to...low-mid 60s.  It's right around the corner! And, I'll see ya on the other side!
High tide:6:43a.m. and 7:14p.m.
Low tide:12:44p.m.
Ocean temp:49°
Sunrise:6:04a.m.
Sunset:7:50p.m.
Moonrise today:5:27p.m.