Sun, Sweeps & a Busy Weekend

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.

So, 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 …

• YESTERcades has a new location. Check it out.

• Clean Ocean Action's Beach Sweeps are Saturday. Going? Check our story to see where to meet.

• It's $5 Fridays at Cheese Cave. Don't forget, it's American Cheese Month.

• The weekend is closing in on us, so be sure to check our local and county-wide event round-ups.

• We'll have more updates and a few photos, too.

Let us know if there's anything we've missed and where we can find the best Halloween decorations. And, I'll see you around the towns …