diff --git a/recordGenerators/TideForecast.py b/recordGenerators/TideForecast.py
index 72d535a..bb69863 100644
--- a/recordGenerators/TideForecast.py
+++ b/recordGenerators/TideForecast.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import shutil
-from xmlrpc.client import DateTime
-import requests
 import logging,coloredlogs
 import datetime
 from py2Lib import bit
@@ -9,6 +7,7 @@ import records.LFRecord as LFR
 import gzip
 from os import remove
 import xml.dom.minidom
+import aiohttp, aiofiles
 
 l = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 coloredlogs.install()
@@ -22,31 +21,33 @@ for i in MPC.getTideStations():
 
 apiKey = "21d8a80b3d6b444998a80b3d6b1449d3"
 
-def getData(tideStation, geocode):
+async def getData(tideStation, geocode):
     today = datetime.date.today()
     startDate = today.strftime('%Y%m%d')
     endDate_unformatted = datetime.datetime.strptime(startDate, '%Y%m%d') + datetime.timedelta(days=5)
     endDate = endDate_unformatted.strftime('%Y%m%d')
+    data = ""
 
     fetchUrl = f"https://api.weather.com/v1/geocode/{geocode}/forecast/tides.xml?language=en-US&units=e&startDate={startDate}&endDate={endDate}&apiKey={apiKey}"
 
-    res = requests.get(fetchUrl)
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as s:
+        async with s.get(fetchUrl) as r:
+            if r.status != 200:
+                l.error(f"Failed to write TideForecast -- status code {r.status}")
+                return
+            
+            data = await r.text()
+
 
-    if res.status_code != 200:
-        l.error("DO NOT REPORT THE ERROR BELOW")
-        l.error(f"Failed to write TidesForecast record -- Status code {res.status_code}")
-        return
-    
-    data = res.text
     newData = data[53:-16]
 
     i2Doc = f'\n  <TidesForecast id="000000000" locationKey="{tideStation}" isWxScan="0">\n    {newData}\n    <clientKey>{tideStation}</clientKey>\n </TidesForecast>'
 
-    f = open('./.temp/TidesForecast.i2m', 'a')
-    f.write(i2Doc)
-    f.close()
+    async with aiofiles.open('./.temp/TidesForecast.i2m', 'a') as f:
+        await f.write(i2Doc)
+        await f.close()
 
-def makeRecord():
+async def makeRecord():
     if len(tideStations) < 1:
         l.debug("Skipping TidesForecast -- No locations.")
         return
@@ -56,21 +57,21 @@ def makeRecord():
     header = '<Data type="TidesForecast">'
     footer = '</Data>'
 
-    with open('./.temp/TidesForecast.i2m', 'a') as doc:
-        doc.write(header)
+    async with aiofiles.open('./.temp/TidesForecast.i2m', 'a') as doc:
+        await doc.write(header)
 
     for (x, y) in zip(tideStations, geocodes):
-        getData(x,y)
+        await getData(x,y)
 
-    with open('./.temp/TidesForecast.i2m', 'a') as end:
-        end.write(footer)
+    async with aiofiles.open('./.temp/TidesForecast.i2m', 'a') as end:
+        await end.write(footer)
 
     dom = xml.dom.minidom.parse('./.temp/TidesForecast.i2m')
     xmlPretty = dom.toprettyxml(indent= "  ")
 
-    with open('./.temp/TidesForecast.i2m', 'w') as g:
-        g.write(xmlPretty[23:])
-        g.close()
+    async with aiofiles.open('./.temp/TidesForecast.i2m', 'w') as g:
+        await g.write(xmlPretty[23:])
+        await g.close()
 
     
     # Compresss i2m to gzip