The 11:00 p.m. Weather Window

At 11:00 p.m., the forecast says clear skies and a falling tide. Through the studio glass, the ocean disagrees: a low silver shelf of cloud is advancing without wind.

Mara reads the bulletin twice, then plays the foghorn interval while she calls the harbor office. No one there reports a cloud bank. The only reply is a carrier tone, then Buoy 17 answers back.