Sun and a Busy Weekend Ahead

Happy Friday, friends and fans!

Looks like we've made it and we're going to have a nice weekend. The National Weather Service cites one threat of rain on Saturday, with a 20 percent possibility. Today, however, it's clear and sunny with a high of 68 degrees forecast. Sunday is supposed to be sunny as well.

Keeping that in mind, you may want to be around the water, so here's the tide table for today through the weekend:

2013-10-18  7:10 AM EDT   Sunrise
2013-10-18  9:06 AM EDT   4.02 feet  High Tide
2013-10-18  3:24 PM EDT  -0.23 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-18  6:11 PM EDT   Sunset
2013-10-18  7:37 PM EDT   Full Moon
2013-10-18  9:28 PM EDT   3.70 feet  High Tide
2013-10-19  3:32 AM EDT  -0.25 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-19  7:11 AM EDT   Sunrise
2013-10-19  9:49 AM EDT   4.03 feet  High Tide
2013-10-19  4:10 PM EDT  -0.21 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-19  6:09 PM EDT   Sunset
2013-10-19 10:12 PM EDT   3.60 feet  High Tide
2013-10-20  4:14 AM EDT  -0.16 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-20  7:12 AM EDT   Sunrise
2013-10-20 10:29 AM EDT   3.95 feet  High Tide
2013-10-20  4:53 PM EDT   -0.13 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-20  6:08 PM EDT    Sunset
2013-10-20 10:55 PM EDT   3.44 feet  High Tide
2013-10-21  4:54 AM EDT   -0.02 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-21  7:13 AM EDT    Sunrise

And, of course, we have some of that mystical, or not so mystical, sun and moon information for today, courtesy of www.tides4fishing.com:

"The moon set at 6:43 am at 282º west. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the east (76º) at 5:59 p.m. … The lunar phase is a Waxing Gibbous. Today we have 11 hours and 0 minutes of sun. The solar transit is at 12:41 pm and the length of time the moon will be visible will be 12 hours and 44 minutes."

Around the towns …

• See who got Random Acts of Beauty awards in Fair Haven.

• What's the scoop on Balderose reopening? Check it out.

• And, be sure to take a look at what's going on this weekend in the area and all around the county.

• Oh, and we'll have a reminder for you on where to go for Saturday's Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps in your area.

In the meantime, caption this pic and I'll see you around the towns ...