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| Sat 6:30pm Oct 27th: view from KML Marina near boat ramp looking toward west driveway and Bay House (High tide still to come at 9:14pm) |
In an unusual series of events, KML celebrated the 7th anniversary of Hurricane Wilma (Oct 24, 2005). First, Hurricane Sandy breezed up the east coast, impacting the Keys with some rain and gusty winds Oct 25th and 26th (with later devastating effects on the eastern seaboard). On the heels of Sandy came our first real cold front of the year, with night-time lows in the 60's and a strong north wind, peaking at 23mph, gusting to 41mph. To compound the effects, Monday 10/29 was Full Moon, with high tides expected to be 1.8 above mean.
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| Sat. 8:30pm seawater coming up between the Marina and Admin buildings, still an hour away from high tide |
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| Sat 8:30pm View from the boat ramp to the west gate, water creeping out to the parking lot |
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| Sunday 9:00am (morning high tide at 9:55) Mola and Diodon riding out the storm in the KML Marina. Several times during the weekend, the sea level was even with the top of the seawall, 2' waves crashing over the top. |
Highest tides occurred Saturday, Sunday and Monday evening, with water levels at the Marina ramp reaching 2' above our mean water level. Thankfully, no serious damage at KML. Business as usual!
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| Sunday 9:00am KML boat ramp after 4 days of northwest winds blowing 23 mph, gustung up to 41mph piling in the seaweed |
