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rts551
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Old Mill boat ramp and parking lot under water
Not sure why, and some people can not remember this ever happening but today the boat ramp and parking lot at the Old Mill San Quintin was under
water. Pictures on Talk Baja.
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Photo by BajaGringo.
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King tide today, higher than normal tides!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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... and a natural, normal condition! 
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...happy full mooooon+
,,always stronger tides on the moon,,can't yer feeeel it!?  
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If they are higher than "normal" how does that all of a sudden become "natural and normal".
does not seem to fit the definition. "conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural. "
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Problem is...no one can ever remember it flooding...so not just the moon!
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it not magic or climate change. it happens every year going back to day 1.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_tide
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Plus heavy north west winds. There is a coastal flood advisory for some SoCal beaches.
. Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect until noon PST
Friday...
* locations... low-lying areas along the immediate coast.
Especially susceptible locations include Imperial Beach...
south Mission Beach... La Jolla shores... Cardiff... and
Oceanside in San Diego County and Newport Beach... Seal Beach...
and Sunset Beach in Orange County.
* Timing... during morning high tides through Friday.
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rts551
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Then why no floods in the past?
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No one is helping to explain why this has not happened in recent history.
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...yah,,the king tide is something extra,,,,they did a bunch of sandbagging up here in vancouver waterfront just for the 'event',, that certainly
doesn't happen twice a year though....
.....''While the term 'king tide' isn't a scientific term, it is used to describe an especially high tide event occurring twice a year, when there is
alignment of the gravitational pull between sun and moon. ''
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it was a 7.6' high tide with winds pushing the water towards the shore from the storm that passed. watch this clip. it happens regularly: http://www.cbs8.com/Clip/11953732/high-tide-at-marine-room-i...
maybe SQ is sinking since they pump out all of the ground water to grow strawberries and tomatoes.
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King tide is a SoCal surfer term, sounds stupid, like something a surfer would say. Better to call it a spring tide.
Spring tides will be anomalously high when the barometric pressure is low, there is a storm surge, or sea level is rising. In this case may be a
little of all of the above. Scientists tell us that sea level is rising, so not surprising to see new flooding during a spring tide where no flooding
was recorded historically.
Perhaps dk has a picture of a palm tree to dispute the sea level theory, eh? 
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No mention of surfers here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_tide
Or here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perigean_spring_tide
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King tide is a SoCal surfer term, sounds stupid, like something a surfer would say. Better to call it a spring tide.
Spring tides will be anomalously high when the barometric pressure is low, there is a storm surge, or sea level is rising. In this case may be a
little of all of the above. Scientists tell us that sea level is rising, so not surprising to see new flooding during a spring tide where no flooding
was recorded historically.
Perhaps dk has a picture of a palm tree to dispute the sea level theory, eh?
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 |
King tide is a SoCal surfer term, sounds stupid, like something a surfer would say. Better to call it a spring tide.
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Been surfing since '64, never heard the term King Tide until
recently. Come on goat, give us So Cal Spicoli's a break...
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I can explain it. Too many people have CRS!!!! Jeeze I remember them closing 101 between Cardiff and Solana Beach many times. If you drove it during
one of these events (moon + storm wind) you risked being hit with a rock (tossed from the surf) or driving through lots of sea water and seaweed to
get through. So they would close 101 until tractors could remove the debris then reopen until the next high tide. Oceanfront homes and restaurant
incurred heavy damage (Marine Room, La Jolla, Chart House, Cardiff). Windows had to be boarded. Seaweed and seawater were flooding roads (Mission
Beach) and people complained they had to step over the debris just to walk on a sidewalk. So it`s because of Can`t Remember chit or more commonly know
as CRS!!!
Thanks for the pics, I love stuff like that!!
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/...
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Expect-More-King-Tides...
http://www.wsj.com/articles/this-year-likely-to-be-warmest-o...
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From what I can find out, David has it partly right. Warming water causes rise in sea level due to El Nino. Winds push up abnormal swell.
Moon/earth/Sun alignment causeing extreme tides.
Put this all together with man made climate change and we have flooding never seen before in recorded history.
On edit: I am still waiting for nature to put in an immediate fix.
[Edited on 11-26-2015 by rts551]
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The pacific waters have been warming up for the last 5 months due to El Nino......add this to a full moon and peak tides. The term "king tide"
originated in Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific nations to refer to an especially high tide that occurs only a few times per year.
For a great explanation:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/...
[Edited on 11-26-2015 by mcfez]
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