CLOUDY SKIES WITH A FEW RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING TO MOVE
IN FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE EVENING. GENERALLY WEST WIND 10 TO 20
MPH...STRONGEST WINDS ALONG SOUTHERN BARANOF ISLAND.
A walk through any forest trail around Sitka – or probably anywhere in Southeast for that matter – will reveal that this has been a windy winter. Broken branches and toppled trees are just about everywhere. But the same winds wreaking havoc on land are also a problem at sea. The state ferry Kennicott postponed a scheduled cross-gulf voyage earlier in February due to heavy weather. KCAW's Robert Woolsey spoke with NOAA meteorologist Joel Curtis about some startling data from the Cape Fairweather buoy. ContinueClick here for iFriendly audio.
Bitty Balducci, Energy Education Intern for the Sitka Conservation Society and the Electric Department, discusses the new Energy Star rebate program the city is introducing on Friday (2-24-12) to encourage the purchase of more energy-efficient… more