Low tide and fronts

[stpeteweathergal]

My husband and I wonder why there always seem to be an extremely low tide when there is a frontal system passing through. Can somebody explain what causes this? Thank you.

[Incident_MET]

This question would is not possible to answer unless I knew what aspect (direction) your coastline faces. Disregarding any astronomical effects on local tides. A local wind increase associated with frontal passages could make your tide lower if you face the water looking in a general direction from northeast to southeast. Do you by chance live on the bayside facing east in St. Pete ??

[stpeteweathergal]

We actually live on the intercoastal of Boca Ciega Bay which faces west. We see our tidal changes in an inlet next to Admiral Farragut Academy. I thank you so much for responding to this inquiry. We are always trying to understand the why this little corner of our world seems to have such dramatic tidal fluctuations.