CAUTION Tide Predictions are based on averages. Other factors can have significant effect on local...

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CAUTION Tide Predictions are based on averages. Other factors can have significant effect on local tides at any particular time. Consequently, you should always leave an extra margin for safety. Time & Height of Local Tides Table 2: record the Time-Diff and Height Ratios [col (3),(4)]. Identify Reference Station. Table 1: record the Times and Heights [col (1),(2)] of High and Low tides for Date. Compute: Time and Heights [col (5),(6)] of Tides at Local Subordinate Station. ft. ft. h m H/L h m H/L Factor* Factor* h m H/L h m H/L ft. ft. h m H/L h m H/L Height Height Time Time Height Height Time-Diff Time-Diff Height Height Time Time ` (6) (6) (5) (5) (4) (4) (3) (3) (2) (2) (1) (1) PREDICTION OF HIGH AND LOW TIDES LOCATION: REF. STA.: DATE: DESIRED TIME: REFERENCE STATION SUBORDINATE STATION SUBORDINATE STATION Table 1 Table 2 Calculate Actual Range: the difference between High and Low tides bracketing the Desired time. Height at High Height at Low Actual Range ft. ft. ft. = - Time Difference to Desired Time: Determine time interval from preceding High (or Low) to the Desired Time. Round that interval to the nearest whole number of hours. Desired TimeTime of prior H/L Time Difference = - h h h m m m ROUNDED 1 2 3 4 5 6 RULE OF TWELFTHS: Look up the percentage of change from Table below under ROUNDED hours Calculate Height of Tide at Desired Time: apply that percentage to the Actual Range to get estimate of the change in Tide Height at desired time. Then add/substract that from prior high/low to get Height of Tide at Desired Time. Percentage Actual Range Change in Height from High/Low = x % f t f t Vertical Clearance: determine vertical clearance at the desired time (if needed). Look on chart for Table of Heights above MLLW, or calculate, using one-half of the Mean Range plus the Mean Tide height from the tide tables. Charted Height ft Ht of MHW above MLLW ft Height above MLLW ft Vertical Clearanc e ft + - = Rounded Hours 5% 25% 50% 75% 95% 100% % of change 1hr 2hr 3hr 4hr 5hr 6hr * If Table 2 has an * before height difference multiple Table 1 height by this factor, a +/- means add or subtract difference to get subordinate height. Graphics on Student Form Height of prior High/Low Change in Height Height above MLLW = ± f t f t f t Graphics on Student Form Rainsford Island 831 Boston, MA 18 April 2004 1400 EST 10 29 H 10.1 16 31 L 0.3 22 45 H 10.4 04 13 L 0.0 Figure 7- 2 & Figure 7- 3 Classroom Exercise 7-1 00 00 00 00 -00 02 *0.95 *0.95 *0.95 -00 02 *0.95 10 29 H 16 29 L 22 45 H 9.6 9.9 0.3 9.6 0.3 9.3 14 00 10 29 3 31 75 9.3 7.0 04 11 L 0.0 9.6 7.0 16.6 Charted Depth MHW Mean Range MLLW MLW Botto m Mean Tide ½ Mean Range Charted Height Vertica l Clearan ce Height above MLLW Time/Ht of Ref Low Time/Ht of Ref High Reference Station MLLW Time/Ht of Sub Low Time/Ht of Sub High Subordinate Station Table 2 Time Difference Height Factor Actual Range Time Dif to Desired Time MLLW Mean Tide Level 4.8ft Station Name Station Number Reference Station Distance 42° 19.000’ N 070° 57.000’ W Rainsford Island, Nantucket Shoals 831 Boston, Massachusetts 5.1 NM Information… Tide Table… Print Close Help Low High Low High 04 15 10 29 16 33 22 45 0.0ft 9.6ft 0.3ft 9.9ft Sunrise Sunset Moonris e Moonset 04 57 18 29 04 43 17 44 Apr 18 2004 1400 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Station Local Time -5.00 ^ <<Week <Day Tide Stations… Current/Tide Stream Stations… Day> Week>> 4/18/2004 1400 4/19/2004 Tide Graph X 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 0 2 4 6 10ft 8ft 6ft 4ft 2ft 0ft -2ft

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CAUTION

Tide Predictions are based on averages. Other factors can have significant effect on local tides at any particular time.

Consequently, you should always leave an extra margin for safety.

Time & Height of Local Tides

Table 2: record the Time-Diff and Height Ratios [col (3),(4)]. Identify Reference Station.

Table 1: record the Times and Heights [col (1),(2)] of High and Low tides for Date.

Compute: Time and Heights [col (5),(6)] of Tides at Local Subordinate Station.

ft.ft.h m H/Lh m H/LFactor*Factor*h m H/Lh m H/Lft.ft.h m H/Lh m H/L

HeightHeightTimeTimeHeight Height Time-DiffTime-DiffHeightHeightTimeTime

(6)(6)(5)(5)(4)(4)(3)(3)(2)(2)(1)(1)

PREDICTION OF HIGH AND LOW TIDES

LOCATION:REF. STA.:DATE:

No.

DESIRED TIME:

REFERENCE STATION SUBORDINATE STATIONSUBORDINATE STATION

Table 1 Table 2 Calculate

Actual Range: the difference between High and Low tides bracketing the Desired time.

Height at High Height at Low Actual Range

ft. ft. ft.=-Time Difference to Desired Time: Determine time interval from preceding High (or Low) to the Desired Time. Round that interval to the nearest whole number of hours.Desired Time Time of prior H/LTime Difference

=-h h hm m m

ROUNDED 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 RULE OF TWELFTHS: Look up the percentage

of change from Table below under ROUNDED hours

Calculate Height of Tide at Desired Time: apply that percentage to the Actual Range to get estimate of the change in Tide Height at desired time. Then add/substract that from prior high/low to get Height of Tide at Desired Time.

Percentage Actual RangeChange in

Height from High/Low =x% f

tft

Vertical Clearance: determine vertical clearance at the desired time (if needed). Look on chart for Table of Heights above MLLW, or calculate, using one-half of the Mean Range plus the Mean Tide height from the tide tables.

Charted Height

ft

Ht of MHW above MLLW

ft

Height above MLLW

ft

Vertical Clearanc

eft+ - =

Rounded Hours

5% 25% 50% 75% 95% 100%% of change

1hr 2hr 3hr 4hr 5hr 6hr

* If Table 2 has an * before height difference multiple Table 1 height by this factor, a +/- means add or subtract difference to get subordinate height.

Graphics on Student Form

Height of prior

High/Low

Change in Height

Height above MLLW

=±ft

ft

ft

Graphics on Student Form

Rainsford Island 831 Boston, MA

18 April 2004 1400 EST

10 29 H 10.1

16 31 L 0.3 22 45 H 10.4

04 13 L 0.0

Figure 7-2 & Figure 7-3

Classroom Exercise 7-

1

00 00

00 00 -00 02

*0.95

*0.95 *0.95

-00 02 *0.95 10 29 H

16 29 L 22 45 H

9.6

9.9 0.3

9.6 0.3 9.3

14 00 10 29 3 3175 9.3 7.0

04 11 L 0.0

9.6 7.0 16.6Charted Depth

MHWMean Rang

e

MLLW

MLW

Bottom

Mean Tide

½ Mean Range

Charted Height Vertical Clearanc

e

Height above MLLW

Time/Ht of Ref Low

Time/Ht of Ref High

Reference Station

Table 1

MLLWTime/Ht of Sub Low

Time/Ht of Sub High

Subordinate Station

Table 2

Time Difference

Height Factor

Act

ual R

ang

e

Time Dif to Desired Time

MLLW

Mean Tide Level 4.8ft

Station Name Station NumberReference StationDistance42° 19.000’ N 070° 57.000’ W

Rainsford Island, Nantucket Shoals831

Boston, Massachusetts5.1 NM

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Low High Low High

04 15 10 29 16 33 22 45

0.0ft 9.6ft 0.3ft 9.9ft

Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

04 57 18 29 04 43 17 44

Apr 18 2004 1400^^ ^^ ^^ ^^

Station Local Time -5.00

^

<<Week <Day Tide Stations… Current/Tide Stream Stations… Day> Week>>

4/18/2004 1400 4/19/2004

Tide Graph X

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 0 2 4 6

10ft

8ft

6ft

4ft

2ft

0ft

-2ft