Good morning, Barnegat. It's Friday, Jan. 27.

WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON:

We're starting of Friday, as usual, with Dan Nee's regular fishing column. 

Also coming today is a look at an upcoming fundraiser for a pair of organizations – the Optimist Club and the Barnegat High School's Junior Optimist Club – that allow kids and adults to work together for the common good.

And we're getting the word on the strangely warm weather we've had this week – and the forecast for the coming days.

EVENTS:

• The Barnegat Library holds a Music with Friends program at 10:30 a.m. today for children with autism and their families. The event, which has been duplicated throughout the county library system, is a place for families to gain support, build relationships and network while allowing kids with special needs to express themselves in their own way. All ages are welcome; call 609-698-3331 to register.

WEATHER:

• Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 p.m., then showers likely. High near 62. West wind between 15 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. 

• Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 21 mph decreasing to between 10 and 13 mph. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

BARNEGAT INLET TIDES: 

• 10:16 a.m.: High
• 4:39 p.m.: Low
• 10:45 p.m.: High