Salcha Weather

Another week gone by and  so far it been an  warm New year  with temps only dropping  into single digits minus’s.  Tuesday was our warmest  hit  the high of 37 deg. F.  At  0800  that morning we were at 31 and  temp  kept climbing during daylight hours  as down slope winds off the Alaska Range  heated the atmosphere.  At the  present time am watching temperatures  flucating up and down as  the wind in Delta Junction   is building again.  Advisory here for 55 MPH  winds   across the flats.  Had HP parked above us past couple days  but it has slid off  to the northwest as an trough  moves in.

The  big weather maker here again is out  to the west as an 948mb low moves up the Bering Coast and  head of the front is snow  and  mixed rain and snow.  Behind the front rain as it moves north. Surface chart shows  tight gradients  and marine forecast  calls  for 50-55 kt winds  and 25 foot  sea  in close to the islands. On  the chart tonight they show area  that  had 35-40  ft seas. Northwest Alaska is under winter weather advisories which is related to the storm  also.

Here closer to home we are expected to drop in temp and  looking ahead  on one of my favorite site. Navy oceanography was showing that we could get colder weather  120 hours out. Will have to keep close eye on the  forecast as we get closer to that time period.  Hope we start getting a bit colder.  Both the Salcha and Tanana rivers are still open in places  and  that makes me an little leary to go poking around  on them fishing.  What may hold one today  will collapse under you tomorrow.  Also this week we got 1.75″ of snow  bringing the total for the season to 42 inches. At the present we have only 10 ” laying. The snoweater took  6 inches during the last event.

Read to day were folks in good news Bay storm  have filed for aide as they  took heavy damage there to shed’s, boats, fish drying  racks, and  lot of homes have heavy roof damage  from the wind.  Also that high wind took the Ice out  so they are not  able to get to hunting , fishing, and trapping  grounds. Yep it an different life out there in the bush. You  just don’t drive down to the  local Wally World.

Well folks  that about is it for now, Stay safe, Stay warm and Stay dry. Wetness is the killer in cold temps.

Keep an log on the fire and light in the window.

John