The king tides are expected to start Thursday and continue through Monday.
The king tides, which usually occur in December and January, are expected to start Thursday and continue through Monday, impacting the coast and bay shoreline.
"We’ll see some localized flooding over low-lying areas, along the bay shoreline and along the coast," Jeff Lorber, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, told SFGATE on Wednesday."You will see some flooding in parking lots. The Embarcadero in San Francisco usually sees some flooding. Low-lying areas of Marin County ... that’s one of the most common areas for flooding.
The highest tides are expected to occur in the morning, with a 6.79-foot tide at 8:28 a.m. Thursday, a 7.04-foot tide at 9:22 a.m. Friday, a 7.16-foot tide at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, a 7.08-foot tide at 11:08 Sunday, and a 6.78-foot tide at 12:01 p.m. on Monday, according to theThe inverse of the high tides will also occur, Thursday through Monday, with the lowest tides expected in the evening hours. The weather service forecasts a -1.25-foot tide at 3:40 p.m. Thursday, a -1.61-foot tide at 4:28 p.
Tides are waves in the ocean that get moved around the planet by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. King tides refer to the exceptionally high tides that occur when the sun and moon are aligned.
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