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Forecast as of 3:33 am EST on February 14, 2012
Synopsis For Massachusetts And Rhode Island Coastal Waters
High pres will be off the mid Atlc coast today. Weak low pres will pass S of New England on Wed followed by another high Wed night and early Thu. Low pres will move across the waters Thu night and Fri and will reach the Canadian Maritimes on Sat. For information on possible hazardous weather beyond the 24-36 hour forecast period...please visit www.Weather.Gov/Boston and follow the hazardous outlooks link at the top of the blue bar on the left.
Forecast as of 3:33 am EST on February 14, 2012
Small Craft Advisory in effect until 10 am EST this morning
Coastal Waters From Provincetown Ma To Chatham Ma To Nantucket Ma
Out 20 Nm-
Today
SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Tonight
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wed
Se winds around 5 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wed Night
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Thu
N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
Thu Night
Se winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely.
Fri
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely.
Fri Night
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
Sat
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Sat Night
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height...which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
Marine Map
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Marine Weather Map
Marine Links
Coastal waters from Eastport ME to Stonington ME out 25 nm
Coastal waters from the Merrimack River MA to Watch Hill RI out to 25 nm
Coastal waters from Stonington ME to Merrimack River MA out to 25 nm
Montauk Point New York to Sandy Hook New Jersey out 20 nm offshore including Long Island Sound...Long Island bays and New York Harbor
Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island de to 20 nm offshore and Delaware Bay
Coastal waters from the Merrimack River MA to Watch Hill RI out to 25 nm
New England Continental shelf and slope waters from 25 nm offshore to the Hague line...except to 1000 FM S of New England.
W central N Atlc Continental shelf and slope waters beyond 20 nm...to 250 nm offshore...including S of Georges Bank from 1000 FM to...250 nm offshore.
Marine & Boating
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Coastal Water Temperatures
Locus Calor
Nantucket Island, MA 37.0 °F
Woods Hole, MA 37.9 °F
Boston, MA 39.0 °F
Open Sea Buoy Information
Place ID Sea Temp Wave Height
NANTUCKET SOUND 44020 38 °F 0.98 ft
SE Cape Cod 30NM East of Nantucket, MA 44018 49 °F 4.59 ft
BOSTON NM East of Boston, MA 44013 48 °F
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Buoy A0102 Mass Bay/Stellwagen 44029 41 °F 1.64 ft
NANTUCKET 54NM Southeast of Nantucket 44008 45 °F 6.56 ft
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Tide Heights
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Tide Information
Date Time Tide Type Height
Chatham Harbor, Aunt Lydias Cove, Cape Cod, Massachusetts:
2012-02-13 11:27 PM EST Low Tide -0.10
2012-02-14 4:53 AM EST High Tide 5.13
2012-02-14 12:06 PM EST Low Tide -0.14
2012-02-14 5:28 PM EST High Tide 4.51
2012-02-15 12:24 AM EST Low Tide 0.06
2012-02-15 5:52 AM EST High Tide 5.02
Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts:
2012-02-13 10:32 PM EST Low Tide -0.04
2012-02-14 4:36 AM EST High Tide 6.84
2012-02-14 11:22 AM EST Low Tide -0.20
2012-02-14 5:09 PM EST High Tide 5.73
2012-02-14 11:33 PM EST Low Tide 0.13
2012-02-15 5:37 AM EST High Tide 6.78
Chatham, Stage Harbor, Cape Cod, Massachusetts:
2012-02-13 9:49 PM EST Low Tide -0.12
2012-02-14 4:31 AM EST High Tide 4.60
2012-02-14 10:28 AM EST Low Tide -0.18
2012-02-14 5:06 PM EST High Tide 4.04
2012-02-14 10:46 PM EST Low Tide 0.08
2012-02-15 5:30 AM EST High Tide 4.50
Dennisport, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts:
2012-02-13 10:08 PM EST Low Tide -0.10
2012-02-14 4:48 AM EST High Tide 3.85
2012-02-14 10:47 AM EST Low Tide -0.15
2012-02-14 5:23 PM EST High Tide 3.38
2012-02-14 11:05 PM EST Low Tide 0.07
2012-02-15 5:47 AM EST High Tide 3.76
Eel Point, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts:
2012-02-13 9:36 PM EST Low Tide -0.07
2012-02-14 4:24 AM EST High Tide 2.57
2012-02-14 10:16 AM EST Low Tide -0.10
2012-02-14 4:59 PM EST High Tide 2.25
2012-02-14 10:34 PM EST Low Tide 0.04
2012-02-15 5:23 AM EST High Tide 2.51
Great Point, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts:
2012-02-13 9:58 PM EST Low Tide -0.09
2012-02-14 4:28 AM EST High Tide 3.42
2012-02-14 10:37 AM EST Low Tide -0.13
2012-02-14 5:03 PM EST High Tide 3.00
2012-02-14 10:55 PM EST Low Tide 0.06
2012-02-15 5:27 AM EST High Tide 3.35
Nantucket, Nantucket Island, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts:
2012-02-13 10:10 PM EST Low Tide -0.10
2012-02-14 4:57 AM EST High Tide 3.74
2012-02-14 11:02 AM EST Low Tide -0.22
2012-02-14 5:35 PM EST High Tide 2.84
2012-02-14 11:07 PM EST Low Tide 0.01
2012-02-15 5:57 AM EST High Tide 3.75
Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod, Massachusetts:
2012-02-14 12:57 AM EST Low Tide -0.10
2012-02-14 6:13 AM EST High Tide 3.64
2012-02-14 1:36 PM EST Low Tide -0.14
2012-02-14 6:48 PM EST High Tide 3.19
2012-02-15 1:54 AM EST Low Tide 0.06
2012-02-15 7:12 AM EST High Tide 3.55
Provincetown, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts:
2012-02-13 9:48 PM EST Low Tide -0.27
2012-02-14 4:01 AM EST High Tide 10.16
2012-02-14 10:27 AM EST Low Tide -0.39
2012-02-14 4:36 PM EST High Tide 8.92
2012-02-14 10:45 PM EST Low Tide 0.17
2012-02-15 5:00 AM EST High Tide 9.93
Saquatucket Harbor, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts:
2012-02-13 9:46 PM EST Low Tide -0.11
2012-02-14 4:31 AM EST High Tide 4.39
2012-02-14 10:25 AM EST Low Tide -0.17
2012-02-14 5:06 PM EST High Tide 3.85
2012-02-14 10:43 PM EST Low Tide 0.07
2012-02-15 5:30 AM EST High Tide 4.29
Sesuit Harbor, East Dennis, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts:
2012-02-13 9:29 PM EST Low Tide -0.23
2012-02-14 3:47 AM EST High Tide 10.91
2012-02-14 10:08 AM EST Low Tide -0.33
2012-02-14 4:22 PM EST High Tide 9.57
2012-02-14 10:26 PM EST Low Tide 0.15
2012-02-15 4:46 AM EST High Tide 10.66
South Yarmouth, Bass River, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts:
2012-02-13 11:16 PM EST Low Tide -0.08
2012-02-14 5:33 AM EST High Tide 3.10
2012-02-14 11:55 AM EST Low Tide -0.12
2012-02-14 6:08 PM EST High Tide 2.72
2012-02-15 12:13 AM EST Low Tide 0.05
2012-02-15 6:32 AM EST High Tide 3.03
Wellfleet, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts:
2012-02-13 9:59 PM EST Low Tide -0.29
2012-02-14 3:59 AM EST High Tide 11.23
2012-02-14 10:39 AM EST Low Tide -0.43
2012-02-14 4:34 PM EST High Tide 9.85
2012-02-14 10:57 PM EST Low Tide 0.19
2012-02-15 4:58 AM EST High Tide 10.98
Wychmere Harbor, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts:
2012-02-13 9:55 PM EST Low Tide -0.11
2012-02-14 4:37 AM EST High Tide 4.17
2012-02-14 10:34 AM EST Low Tide -0.16
2012-02-14 5:12 PM EST High Tide 3.66
2012-02-14 10:52 PM EST Low Tide 0.07
2012-02-15 5:36 AM EST High Tide 4.08
Currents Information
Date Time Current Type Speed
Dennis Port, 2.2 miles south of, Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-13 8:40 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-13 11:15 PM EST Max Flood 0.41 knots
2012-02-14 2:17 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 5:35 AM EST Max Ebb -0.38 knots
2012-02-14 9:09 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 11:49 AM EST Max Flood 0.40 knots
2012-02-14 2:53 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 6:07 PM EST Max Ebb -0.34 knots
2012-02-14 9:41 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-15 12:19 AM EST Max Flood 0.36 knots
2012-02-15 3:17 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-15 6:35 AM EST Max Ebb -0.35 knots
Eel Pt., Nantucket I. 2.5 miles NE of, Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-13 8:25 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-13 11:35 PM EST Max Flood 0.61 knots
2012-02-14 2:52 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 5:46 AM EST Max Ebb -0.38 knots
2012-02-14 8:54 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 12:09 PM EST Max Flood 0.60 knots
2012-02-14 3:28 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 6:18 PM EST Max Ebb -0.34 knots
2012-02-14 9:26 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-15 12:39 AM EST Max Flood 0.54 knots
2012-02-15 3:52 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-15 6:46 AM EST Max Ebb -0.35 knots
Great Point, 0.5 mile west of, Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-14 12:00 AM EST Max Flood 1.22 knots
2012-02-14 3:03 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 5:04 AM EST Max Ebb -1.33 knots
2012-02-14 8:06 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 12:34 PM EST Max Flood 1.21 knots
2012-02-14 3:39 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 5:36 PM EST Max Ebb -1.20 knots
2012-02-14 8:38 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-15 1:04 AM EST Max Flood 1.09 knots
2012-02-15 4:03 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-15 6:04 AM EST Max Ebb -1.21 knots
Great Point, 3 miles west of, Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-13 8:27 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-13 11:46 PM EST Max Flood 0.81 knots
2012-02-14 2:41 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 5:39 AM EST Max Ebb -0.95 knots
2012-02-14 8:56 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 12:20 PM EST Max Flood 0.80 knots
2012-02-14 3:17 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 6:11 PM EST Max Ebb -0.86 knots
2012-02-14 9:28 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-15 12:50 AM EST Max Flood 0.73 knots
2012-02-15 3:41 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-15 6:39 AM EST Max Ebb -0.86 knots
Halfmoon Shoal, 1.9 miles northeast of, Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-13 8:54 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 12:12 AM EST Max Flood 0.81 knots
2012-02-14 3:14 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 6:15 AM EST Max Ebb -0.57 knots
2012-02-14 9:23 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 12:46 PM EST Max Flood 0.80 knots
2012-02-14 3:50 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 6:47 PM EST Max Ebb -0.52 knots
2012-02-14 9:55 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-15 1:16 AM EST Max Flood 0.73 knots
2012-02-15 4:14 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-15 7:15 AM EST Max Ebb -0.52 knots
Halfmoon Shoal, 3.5 miles east of, Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-13 8:25 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-13 11:46 PM EST Max Flood 1.01 knots
2012-02-14 2:56 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 5:42 AM EST Max Ebb -1.14 knots
2012-02-14 8:54 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 12:20 PM EST Max Flood 1.00 knots
2012-02-14 3:32 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 6:14 PM EST Max Ebb -1.03 knots
2012-02-14 9:26 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-15 12:50 AM EST Max Flood 0.91 knots
2012-02-15 3:56 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-15 6:42 AM EST Max Ebb -1.04 knots
Handkerchief Lighted Whistle Buoy 'H', Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-13 8:20 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-13 11:33 PM EST Max Flood 1.22 knots
2012-02-14 2:39 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 5:30 AM EST Max Ebb -1.52 knots
2012-02-14 8:49 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 12:07 PM EST Max Flood 1.21 knots
2012-02-14 3:15 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 6:02 PM EST Max Ebb -1.38 knots
2012-02-14 9:21 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-15 12:37 AM EST Max Flood 1.09 knots
2012-02-15 3:39 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-15 6:30 AM EST Max Ebb -1.38 knots
Miacomet Pond, 3.0 miles SSE of, Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-13 9:31 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 12:26 AM EST Max Flood 1.22 knots
2012-02-14 4:12 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 6:47 AM EST Max Ebb -1.52 knots
2012-02-14 10:00 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 1:00 PM EST Max Flood 1.21 knots
2012-02-14 4:48 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 7:19 PM EST Max Ebb -1.38 knots
2012-02-14 10:32 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-15 1:30 AM EST Max Flood 1.09 knots
2012-02-15 5:12 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-15 7:47 AM EST Max Ebb -1.38 knots
Monomoy Point, 6 miles west of, Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-13 8:34 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 12:15 AM EST Max Flood 0.41 knots
2012-02-14 2:59 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 5:53 AM EST Max Ebb -0.57 knots
2012-02-14 9:03 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 12:49 PM EST Max Flood 0.40 knots
2012-02-14 3:35 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 6:25 PM EST Max Ebb -0.52 knots
2012-02-14 9:35 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-15 1:19 AM EST Max Flood 0.36 knots
2012-02-15 3:59 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-15 6:53 AM EST Max Ebb -0.52 knots
Monomoy Pt., channel 0.2 mile west of, Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-13 11:02 PM EST Max Flood 1.62 knots
2012-02-14 2:08 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 4:08 AM EST Max Ebb -2.28 knots
2012-02-14 7:41 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 11:36 AM EST Max Flood 1.61 knots
2012-02-14 2:44 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 4:40 PM EST Max Ebb -2.06 knots
2012-02-14 8:13 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-15 12:06 AM EST Max Flood 1.45 knots
2012-02-15 3:08 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-15 5:08 AM EST Max Ebb -2.07 knots
Nantucket Harbor entrance channel, Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-13 10:34 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 12:18 AM EST Max Flood 1.22 knots
2012-02-14 4:34 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 8:29 AM EST Max Ebb -1.71 knots
2012-02-14 11:03 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 12:52 PM EST Max Flood 1.21 knots
2012-02-14 5:10 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 9:01 PM EST Max Ebb -1.55 knots
2012-02-14 11:35 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-15 1:22 AM EST Max Flood 1.09 knots
2012-02-15 5:34 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
Old Man Shoal, Nantucket Shoals, Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-13 8:35 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-13 11:26 PM EST Max Flood 1.83 knots
2012-02-14 3:07 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 5:45 AM EST Max Ebb -1.71 knots
2012-02-14 9:04 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 12:00 PM EST Max Flood 1.81 knots
2012-02-14 3:43 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 6:17 PM EST Max Ebb -1.55 knots
2012-02-14 9:36 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-15 12:30 AM EST Max Flood 1.63 knots
2012-02-15 4:07 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-15 6:45 AM EST Max Ebb -1.55 knots
Pollock Rip Channel (Butler Hole), Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-13 10:23 PM EST Max Flood 2.03 knots
2012-02-14 1:50 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 4:31 AM EST Max Ebb -1.90 knots
2012-02-14 7:41 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 10:57 AM EST Max Flood 2.01 knots
2012-02-14 2:26 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 5:03 PM EST Max Ebb -1.72 knots
2012-02-14 8:13 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 11:27 PM EST Max Flood 1.81 knots
2012-02-15 2:50 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-15 5:31 AM EST Max Ebb -1.73 knots
Pollock Rip Channel, east end, Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-13 9:44 PM EST Max Flood 2.03 knots
2012-02-14 1:27 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 3:53 AM EST Max Ebb -2.09 knots
2012-02-14 7:27 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 10:18 AM EST Max Flood 2.01 knots
2012-02-14 2:03 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 4:25 PM EST Max Ebb -1.89 knots
2012-02-14 7:59 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 10:48 PM EST Max Flood 1.81 knots
2012-02-15 2:27 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-15 4:53 AM EST Max Ebb -1.90 knots
Stage Harbor, west of Morris Island, Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-13 8:32 PM EST Max Ebb -1.16 knots
2012-02-13 10:19 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-13 11:52 PM EST Max Flood 0.61 knots
2012-02-14 4:14 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 8:59 AM EST Max Ebb -1.14 knots
2012-02-14 10:48 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 12:26 PM EST Max Flood 0.60 knots
2012-02-14 4:50 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 9:31 PM EST Max Ebb -1.03 knots
2012-02-14 11:20 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-15 12:56 AM EST Max Flood 0.54 knots
2012-02-15 5:14 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
Tuckernuck Shoal, off east end, Massachusetts Current:
2012-02-13 8:34 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-13 11:57 PM EST Max Flood 1.01 knots
2012-02-14 2:59 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 5:41 AM EST Max Ebb -0.95 knots
2012-02-14 9:03 AM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-14 12:31 PM EST Max Flood 1.00 knots
2012-02-14 3:35 PM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-14 6:13 PM EST Max Ebb -0.86 knots
2012-02-14 9:35 PM EST Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2012-02-15 1:01 AM EST Max Flood 0.91 knots
2012-02-15 3:59 AM EST Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2012-02-15 6:41 AM EST Max Ebb -0.86 knots

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. DO NOT RELY ON THIS DATA FOR DECISIONS THAT CAN RESULT IN HARM TO ANYONE OR ANYTHING.