Hawaiian Air

 

Goodbye cold air and bright snow, Hello Blah and grey and brown.

Yesterday when Nora and I went skiing up the Upper Buskin River the snow was still dry and the temperatures in the mid 30s.  Then on the way back there was a blast of warm air.  Both Nora and I commented on it. It hit our faces and felt like the hot air from off of a hot summer field.  It was bizarre.

An hour or so later I went skate skiing with Stuey at Abercrombie and the snow turned to mush.  By the time we quit skiing it was 55 degrees (near record high for Kodiak).  The temperature went up 20 degrees in less than 2 hours.  Stuey commented that it was too hot to ski.  He also opined that he much prefers cool weather - even in summertime.  

Looking at the weather maps it seems we have a dry Pineapple Express jetting into the Gulf of Alaska straight from Hawaii.  It means abnormally warm weather for the next week or so.  It also means we will be hearing all about how people are too cold in the lower 48.  Our displaced cold air will be moving east and south.  Of course they will complain, but they should just enjoy it!

Patrick