Weather Alert in Alaska
Special Weather Statement issued August 28 at 10:58PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
AREAS AFFECTED: Southern Kachemak Bay; SW Kenai Peninsula; NW Kenai Peninsula
DESCRIPTION: Strong southwesterly winds will develop early Friday morning and continue into Friday afternoon in the wake of a frontal system moving east across the region. The strongest wind gusts will range between 30 and 45 mph, with the strongest gusts focused along the immediate coast from Anchor Point north to Nikiski. Other locations, including Homer, Soldotna, and Kenai could see gusts as high as 40 mph. Winds are then expected to diminish in intensity by Friday evening as the front continues to exit the region. People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around by the strong winds and use caution while traveling. Trees are still fully leafed and will be unusually vulnerable to damage from the strong winds. Localized power outages will be possible due the potential for strong winds to bring down tree branches onto power lines.
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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth
back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.
Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because
molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor.
In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.
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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?
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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has
likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they
develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original
cloud which contained them.
Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as
cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds
are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might
merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a
fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.
They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds,
and are a display of wind activity.
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