PHOTO: King tide

By Keith Thorpe Peninsula Daily News • January 4, 2023 1:30 am
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Thea Bey of Port Angeles watches as her dog, Thuja, tries to retrieve a stick from incoming waves on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles and her other dogs, Williwaw, center, and Lollie look on during Saturday’s king tide on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The astronomical high tide in Port Angeles on Saturday was 8.98 feet, prompting coastal flood advisories for most shorelines in Northwest Washington. The highest king tide on the North Olympic Peninsula was a predicted 10.9 feet Friday and Saturday at La Push. Port Townsend’s highest tide was on Christmas Day with an estimated 9.9 feet. High tides at Dungeness were 8.8 feet throughout the holiday weekend and including today. King tides will be seen again on the Peninsula beginning Jan. 21. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News) Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News / Thea Bey of Port Angeles watches as her dog, Thuja, tries to retrieve a stick from incoming waves on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles and her other dogs, Williwaw, center, and Lollie look on during a king tide on the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Dec. 24. The astronomical high tide in Port Angeles was 8.98 feet, prompting coastal flood advisories for most shorelines in Northwest Washington. The highest king tide on the North Olympic Peninsula was a predicted 10.9 feet Friday and Saturday at La Push. High tides at Dungeness were 8.8 feet throughout the holiday weekend. King tides will be seen again on the Olympic Peninsula beginning Jan. 21.
Thea Bey of Port Angeles watches as her dog, Thuja, tries to retrieve a stick from incoming waves on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles and her other dogs, Williwaw, center, and Lollie look on during Saturday’s king tide on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The astronomical high tide in Port Angeles on Saturday was 8.98 feet, prompting coastal flood advisories for most shorelines in Northwest Washington. The highest king tide on the North Olympic Peninsula was a predicted 10.9 feet Friday and Saturday at La Push. Port Townsend’s highest tide was on Christmas Day with an estimated 9.9 feet. High tides at Dungeness were 8.8 feet throughout the holiday weekend and including today. King tides will be seen again on the Peninsula beginning Jan. 21. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News) Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News / Thea Bey of Port Angeles watches as her dog, Thuja, tries to retrieve a stick from incoming waves on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles and her other dogs, Williwaw, center, and Lollie look on during a king tide on the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Dec. 24. The astronomical high tide in Port Angeles was 8.98 feet, prompting coastal flood advisories for most shorelines in Northwest Washington. The highest king tide on the North Olympic Peninsula was a predicted 10.9 feet Friday and Saturday at La Push. High tides at Dungeness were 8.8 feet throughout the holiday weekend. King tides will be seen again on the Olympic Peninsula beginning Jan. 21.

Thea Bey of Port Angeles watches as her dog, Thuja, tries to retrieve a stick from incoming waves on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles and her other dogs, Williwaw, center, and Lollie look on during Saturday’s king tide on the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

The astronomical high tide in Port Angeles on Saturday was 8.98 feet, prompting coastal flood advisories for most shorelines in Northwest Washington.

The highest king tide on the North Olympic Peninsula was a predicted 10.9 feet Friday and Saturday at La Push. Port Townsend’s highest tide was on Christmas Day with an estimated 9.9 feet. High tides at Dungeness were 8.8 feet throughout the holiday weekend and including today.

King tides will be seen again on the Peninsula beginning Jan. 21.

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