Barnegat Morning Report, Feb. 29

Good morning, folks. Today is Wednesday, Feb. 29 – Leap Day!

WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON:

We're starting off today with some good environmental news. Thanks to significant population improvements, bald eagles are no longer considered endangered in New Jersey. We'll have more details on the upgrade from the DEP.

We've also got a police blotter coming up, as well as a story promised yesterday on a local teen representing the county in a state competition for Vocational and Technical School students.

EVENTS:

• The 's Teen Writers' Guild gathers at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Stafford Branch. Young writers are invited to discuss writing styles and techniques, share projects that they are working on, participate in peer review and critique and help develop a newsletter to highlight the work of Stafford’s teen writers. 

WEATHER:

• Today: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 3 p.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 48. South wind between 9 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. 

• Tonight: Periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then rain likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 46. West wind between 3 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. 

BARNEGAT INLET TIDES: 

• 6:51 a.m.: Low
• 12:43 a.m.: High
• 6:39 p.m.: Low