Sad Farewell to the Chief, Sunny Weekend

Good Friday morning to you, Red Bank-Shrewsbury area folks.

Today begins with the very sad farewell to Red Bank's Chief Steve McCarthy.

It looks like we're going to have sunny, crisp fall weather today for the chief's funeral services and that good weather will continue all weekend, with a high of 71 degrees on Sunday.

Time to take in the fall sun and, perhaps, get to the water for some fun, if that's what your shore area heart desires.

So, here's the tide table for Friday through Sunday to help you gauge your activities:

2013-09-27  6:48 AM EDT   Sunrise
2013-09-27  9:15 AM EDT   0.87 feet  Low Tide
2013-09-27  3:45 PM EDT   3.10 feet  High Tide
2013-09-27  6:44 PM EDT   Sunset
2013-09-27 10:24 PM EDT   0.81 feet  Low Tide
2013-09-28  4:25 AM EDT   2.74 feet  High Tide
2013-09-28  6:49 AM EDT   Sunrise
2013-09-28 10:22 AM EDT   0.89 feet  Low Tide
2013-09-28  4:38 PM EDT    3.07 feet  High Tide
2013-09-28  6:42 PM EDT    Sunset
2013-09-28 11:20 PM EDT   0.73 feet  Low Tide
2013-09-29  5:20 AM EDT    2.80 feet  High Tide
2013-09-29  6:50 AM EDT    Sunrise
2013-09-29 11:22 AM EDT   0.79 feet  Low Tide
2013-09-29  5:33 PM EDT    3.11 feet  High Tide
2013-09-29  6:40 PM EDT    Sunset

And, well, here's some mystical moon and sun information for Friday from www.tides4fishing.com:

"Today we can see the moonset on the horizon at 294º northwest at 2:22 p.m. … The lunar phase is a Last Quarter Moon. Today we will have 11 hours and 54 minutes of sun. The solar transit will be at 12:47 pm and the length of time the moon will be visible will be 14 hours and 22 minutes."

Around the towns …

• If you plan on attending Chief McCarthy's funeral, take a look at the procession route plans in the story posted on the site.

• The Cake Boss' place, Carlo's Bakery, is coming to town.

• And there are tons of events and activities going on this weekend, starting tonight. Click here for the full list.

Have a great weekend! And, I'll see you around the towns …