Beautiful day here for boating.

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Today
Sunny. Areas of blowing snow. Highs near 30. West wind 50 mph with gusts from 75 to 100 mph.
Tonight
Clear. Lows in the teens to mid 20s. Northwest wind 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 75 mph.
Thursday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Northwest wind 30 to 40 mph. Gusts to around 75 mph diminishing by noon.


MARINE FORECAST FOR CHINIAK AND MARMOT BAYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KODIAK AK

930 AM AST WED MAR 8 2006

UPDATED

PKZ136-137-090100-

CHINIAK BAY-MARMOT BAY-

930 AM AST WED MAR 8 2006


STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY


HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY

TODAY
NW WIND 50 KT GUSTS 75 KTS TO 100 KTS

OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

TONIGHT AND THU
NW WIND 50 KT GUST 75 KTS. SEAS 12 FT.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

Donna just came home and told me that she was told they clocked gusts in the harbor at 115MPH
 
Oh my goodness! Those are HURRICANE force winds with below freezing temps. And I was all bummed today because we had winds gusting above 40 mph, but the high for the day was 83º. :disgust You win.
 
I put a couple pics in our folder...pretty nasty out there.
Winter_wind_storm_4.jpg
 
I was hunting several years ago for the big bruins in Jap Bay during November and remember watching the wind (or more precisely williwaws) come over the ridge and hit the water blowing it up in the air. It was impressive and scary at the same time. We were walking back to camp along the beach in driving rain. Sleeping in the tent that night was a real thrill as the wind laid onto our faces first one way and then another. As W.C. Fields once said, "It's not a fit night out for man nor beast."
 
It just started to sprinkle here....and it's 50 degrees....cold for me...
I think it is about time for another Gulf trip...maybe that Gulf of Texas this time......someplace warm. :bat
 
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