On 2 November 1983, at 1630 EST (ZD +5),...

🔍 Key Concepts

• Using the correct Tide Table for Fulton, FL for the year 1983 • How to interpolate the tide height between two listed times using the Rule of Twelfths or table interpolation • Converting between local standard time (EST, ZD +5) and the time used in the Tide Tables (usually in standard time for that meridian)

💭 Think About

• First, locate the high and low waters that bracket 1630 on 2 November 1983. Are you between a high and a low, or between a low and a high? • Decide whether the tide is rising or falling at 1630. How far (in time) are you from the preceding tidal event, and how far to the next one? • Use proportional (or twelfths) interpolation to estimate how many twelfths of the total range have occurred by 1630, then apply that to the range between high and low water.

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm you are using 2 November 1983 and the correct reference station and subordinate station data for Fulton, FL • Check that your time zone (EST, ZD +5) is correctly applied to the Tide Table times before interpolating • Recalculate the tide range (difference between high and low) and your elapsed fraction of the 6-hour period before choosing the closest answer.

On 2 November 1983, at 1630 EST (ZD +5), what will be the predicted height of tide at Fulton, FL?

2.8 feet (0.8 meters)

3.4 feet (1.0 meters)

4.2 feet (1.3 meters)

5.6 feet (1.7 meters)

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✅ Before You Answer