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The lowest tides of the year are coming to Puget Sound starting this weekend.
Sea level in Seattle on Monday and Tuesday is expected to bottom out nearly four feet below the typical low tide.
The temporarily retreating shoreline will expose acres of seldom-seen tidelands.
“These low tides are a great opportunity to go out and see environments, habitats, places that are typically covered with water, that we don't typically get to visit unless we are willing to snorkel or scuba dive,” said Washington Sea Grant oceanographer Ian Miller.
Beach naturalists—tidepool experts—will be on hand at many beaches in King County Sunday through Thursday to help visitors appreciate the squishy, salty creatures all around and avoid harming them.
On Monday, members of the Swinomish Tribe plan to take advantage of the extra-low water to resume construction of the United States’ first modern clam garden on the tribe’s reservation near Anacortes.
Sea level in Seattle on Monday and Tuesday is expected to bottom out nearly four feet below the typical low tide.
The temporarily retreating shoreline will expose acres of seldom-seen tidelands.
“These low tides are a great opportunity to go out and see environments, habitats, places that are typically covered with water, that we don't typically get to visit unless we are willing to snorkel or scuba dive,” said Washington Sea Grant oceanographer Ian Miller.
Beach naturalists—tidepool experts—will be on hand at many beaches in King County Sunday through Thursday to help visitors appreciate the squishy, salty creatures all around and avoid harming them.
On Monday, members of the Swinomish Tribe plan to take advantage of the extra-low water to resume construction of the United States’ first modern clam garden on the tribe’s reservation near Anacortes.
Year's lowest tides coming to Puget Sound
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Puget Sound
Native Americans
State of Washington
Posted 11 mo ago
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was stationed at FT. Lewis 5 1/2 yearsPO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL I was Homeported Out of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for 6 Years.
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..."Some shellfish farmers on South Puget Sound reported losing 90% or more of their tiny, hard-shelled livestock.
A lesser heatwave in May 2023 prompted the Washington Department of Health to ban commercial shellfish harvesting anywhere local water temperatures exceed 70 degrees to protect consumers from bacteria that thrive in warm water.
Fortunately for sea creatures and the people who raise or eat them, air temperatures are not expected to reach anywhere near the triple digits they did in June 2021.
As of Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service was forecasting highs close to 70 degrees Fahrenheit Saturday through Monday for Seattle, and in the upper 70s to low 80s Tuesday through Thursday.
According to the National Weather Service, the normal high temperature in Seattle for the first week of June is 69 degrees.
Marine biologists urge any tide-pool visitors to tread carefully and avoid poking, lifting, or trampling the creatures that make tide pools a place full of wonder. And leave Fido at home.
Globally rising sea levels thanks to climate change make tides this low an increasingly rare event."
..."Some shellfish farmers on South Puget Sound reported losing 90% or more of their tiny, hard-shelled livestock.
A lesser heatwave in May 2023 prompted the Washington Department of Health to ban commercial shellfish harvesting anywhere local water temperatures exceed 70 degrees to protect consumers from bacteria that thrive in warm water.
Fortunately for sea creatures and the people who raise or eat them, air temperatures are not expected to reach anywhere near the triple digits they did in June 2021.
As of Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service was forecasting highs close to 70 degrees Fahrenheit Saturday through Monday for Seattle, and in the upper 70s to low 80s Tuesday through Thursday.
According to the National Weather Service, the normal high temperature in Seattle for the first week of June is 69 degrees.
Marine biologists urge any tide-pool visitors to tread carefully and avoid poking, lifting, or trampling the creatures that make tide pools a place full of wonder. And leave Fido at home.
Globally rising sea levels thanks to climate change make tides this low an increasingly rare event."
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