Good week for bore tide viewing on Turnagain Arm

Published: May 9, 2012 

Seward Highway turnouts were filled with people Tuesday afternoon, April 19, 2011, to watch the bore tide roll into Turnagain Arm. A bore tide is a rumbling, churning wave that forms on the leading edge of an incoming tide as it rises into a relatively narrow place. Turnagain Arm and Knik Arm are the only places in the United States in which the phenomenon regularly occurs.

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Alaska Zoo photographer John Gomes tells KTUU Channel 2 he was thrilled by the opportunity to photograph the Turnagain Arm bore tide at Bird Point this week. "It was a great bore tide for me," Gomes said, "This is only the second one I've seen -- I was impressed." Another good bore tide is forecast for just after 7 p.m. today (Wednesday), and then the likelihood of a good one will drop through the weekend. Check the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' bore tide forecast chart for more details and a schedule of good tides through the summer.

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