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Urgent – Winter Weather Message
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK, 515 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…KENAI…SOLDOTNA…HOMER.
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT…
* LOCATION…THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA…INCLUDING KENAI…
SOLDOTNA AND HOMER.
* ICE ACCUMULATION…UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
* SNOW…4 TO 9 INCHES ALONG THE INLET…2 TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BY
LATE THIS MORNING ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN KENAI
PENINSULA AS WELL AS IN THE KACHEMAK BAY AREA. PRECIPITATION
WILL THEN CHANGE TO ALL RAIN ALONG AND NEAR KACHEMAK BAY IN THE
AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION IN THESE AREAS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT.
MEANWHILE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECT TO REMAIN ALL SNOW ALONG AND
NEAR THE INLET INCLUDING KENAI AND SOLDOTNA. SNOW WILL VARY IN
INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS…ROADS AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES MAY BECOME SLICK.
TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…
AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Distribution: Admins, AHIMT, Assembly, CERT, City Clerks & Managers, Dept. Heads, Fire & EMS, KPBSD, LEPC, Media, Police & Dispatch, Weather
Janelle Hames
Secretary
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Office of Emergency Management
253 Wilson Lane
Soldotna, AK 99669
907-262-4910 Office 907-714-2395 Fax
907-262-2096 Direct
AMHS Comes to Seldovia Twice Today!
by Jenny Chissus
UPDATE (6:46pm Tuesday the 28th):
Just spoke with the Homer office, and they just cut the lines to send the Tusty to Seldovia – she should arrive in Seldovia at 8:00pm! Expect a quick turnaround in Seldovia – about a half hour – if possible!
UPDATE (2:06pm Tuesday the 28th):
I just checked in with the Homer terminal office, and on their voice recording this is the latest schedule:
Arrival in Homer from Kodiak: 4:30pm
Depart Homer for Seldovia: 5:00pm
Arrival in Seldovia from Homer: 6:30pm
Depart Seldovia for Homer: 7:00pm
Arrival in Homer from Seldovia: 8:15pm
Depart Homer for Kodiak: 10:30pm
Sounds like a BUSY day for the Tusty!!!
Previous notice below (now not relevant)
Planning a trip out of Seldovia isn’t always an easy endeavor. Today, since we are taking the ferry out at the expected 5:45pm departure time, I was on the phone with the Homer office to verify the schedule. Rumor had it that the ferry was Continue Reading
Ferry Just Docked in Homer – 6:30pm
by Jenny Chissus
Update – AMHS ferry just docked in Homer, and most likely won’t be arriving into Seldovia until 9:30 or 10:00pm as explained by the Homer AMHS office. It is going to be a late night for Homer bound travelers!
Discovery Channel Premieres "Alaska, The Last Frontier"
submitted by Jenny Chissus
Alaska, The Last Frontier
“The Kilcher family settled in an isolated community outside of Homer, Alaska 80 years ago, seeking a more free and simple way of life. They live completely off the grid, with no running water and no electricity – and are proud of it.” – Discovery Channel
Tonight at 6:00pm and 8:00pm Alaska time, on the Discovery Channel – Check out this new reality show about life on a homestead right outside of Homer on the Kenai Peninsula! This reality show is gaining even more attention, as it is about Jewel’s (singer/songwriter) family – Yule Kilcher is her grandfather! This will be another show that is close to home for us who live and love the Kachemak Bay area!
Seldovia Time
