Day: February 28, 2012

[custom_frame_left] [/custom_frame_left] [custom_frame_left] [/custom_frame_left] On Sunday, we experienced a rare “blowout tide,” an exceptionally low tide. “Blowout tide” is a colloquial term for what oceanographers call a “wind setdown” when water is blown away from shore. Along the Hudson River, these occur when sustained, strong north-northwest winds drive the ocean tide offshore from New York…