Monday, July 26, 2010
Wildflowers: Wild Geranium + more ©BGarasky
upper left: Wild Geranium
upper right: Tall Jacobs Ladder
bottom: Fireweed Blossom
upper right: Tall Jacobs Ladder
bottom: Fireweed Blossom
In the beauty of nature
lies the spirit of hope.
- unknown
WEATHER: Monday 07.26.10
July Daily Weather Report
Hallo Bay * Homer
Homer Webcams
HALLO BAY (observed weather from Camp: 07:00am)
58º 34.062 N, 153º 54.053 W
Weather Conditions: Solid overcast
Visibility: 10+ miles
Ceiling: 3,000 ft.
Wind: 4 mph out of E
Wind Gusts: to 6 mph
Current Temp: 49F (9.4c)
High Daytime Temp Yesterday: 52F (11.1c)
Barometric Pressure: 29.86 Steady
Outside Humidity: 96%
Rainfall: 0.28 Total inches last 24 hours
Rainfall: 5.32 Total inches for July
Rainfall: 7.50 Total inches since May 21, 2010
Observed Sea Swell off Beach: 1.0 ft.
Actual Sunrise: 5:51 AM AKDT
Actual Sunset: 11:02 PM AKDT
Civil Twilight Sunrise: 4:47 AM
Civil Twilight Sunset: 12:05 AM
Moon Rise: 10:48 PM
Moon Set: 6:56 AM
Moon: Full Moon, 100% of Moon illuminated
Length of Visible Daylight: 19h 17m
Length of Day: 17h 10m
Tomorrow will be 4m 28s shorter
THIS DATE IN ALASKA HISTORY: July 26, 1950 -
A. E. "Cap" Lathrop, one of Alaska's leading entrepreneurs, was killed when struck by a railroad car at the Suntrana coal mine.
AURORA FORECAST: Low (2)
AURORA LIVECAM
TIGGER FORECAST: kitty napping!
HOMER
Lat/Lon: 59.7° N 151.5° W
Weather Conditions: Rain. Highs in the lower 50F to lower 60F (10c to 15.6c). Lows in mid 40F to lower 50F (7.2c to 10c). Variable wind to 15 mph, becoming light by evening. Around Kachemak Bay: winds SE 10 to 20 mph, shifting to the SW in the afternoon, becoming light in evening
Actual Sunrise: 5:35 AM AKDT
Actual Sunset: 10:47 PM AKDT
Civil Twilight Sunrise: 4:31 AM
Civil Twilight Sunset: 11:51 PM
Moon Rise: 10:33 PM
Moon Set: 6:39 AM
Have a Safe Day!
Rainy day at office birdfeeder
in Homer
in Homer
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Tidal Wonders ©Simyra
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
- John Masefield
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
- John Masefield
WEATHER: Sunday 07.25.10
July Daily Weather Report
Hallo Bay * Homer
Homer Webcams
HALLO BAY (observed weather from Camp: 07:00am)
58º 34.062 N, 153º 54.053 W
Weather Conditions: Solid overcast with pockets of fog
Visibility: Variable 1 to 6 miles
Ceiling: Variable from 1 to 1,500 ft.
Wind: 4 mph out of E
Wind Gusts: to 6 mph
Current Temp: 49F (9.4c)
High Daytime Temp Yesterday: 52F (11.1c)
Barometric Pressure: 29.90 Steady
Outside Humidity: 97%
Rainfall: 0.25 Total inches last 24 hours
Rainfall: 5.05 Total inches for July
Rainfall: 7.23 Total inches since May 21, 2010
Observed Sea Swell off Beach: 1.0 ft.
Actual Sunrise: 5:49 AM AKDT
Actual Sunset: 11:04 PM AKDT
Civil Twilight Sunrise: 4:44 AM
Civil Twilight Sunset: 12:08 AM
Moon Rise: 10:40 PM
Moon Set: 5:34 AM
Moon: Full *Buck Moon, 100% of Moon illuminated
Length of Visible Daylight: 19h 23m
Length of Day: 17h 15m
Tomorrow will be 4m 25s shorter
THIS DATE IN ALASKA HISTORY: July 25, 1924 -
The Alaska Sanitary Packing Co. cannery at Wrangell was destroyed by fire
AURORA FORECAST: Low (2)
AURORA LIVECAM
TIGGER FORECAST: ~she called it again!
*FULL BUCK MOON: July is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, for the reason that thunderstorms are most frequent during this time. Another name for this month’s Moon was the Full Hay Moon.
HOMER
Lat/Lon: 59.7° N 151.5° W
Weather Conditions: Rain today and tonight. Highs in the mid 50F to lower 60F (12.8c to 15.6c). Lows in mid 40F to lower 50F (7.8c to 10c). Wind NE 10 to 15 mph, by evening becoming variable to 10 mph. Around Kachemak Bay SE wind 10 to 15 mph
Actual Sunrise: 5:33 AM AKDT
Actual Sunset: 10:50 PM AKDT
Civil Twilight Sunrise: 4:29 AM
Civil Twilight Sunset: 11:54 PM
Moon Rise: 10:25 PM
Moon Set: 5:17 AM
Have a Safe Day!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Yak Mt: snow melt as of July 24th ©BGarasky
Hallo Bay Bear CampYak Mountain
Still has snow as of today...
Sorry Phaedra!
Jamie picked July 30th,
next pic will be taken then
WEATHER: Saturday 07.24.10
July Daily Weather Report
Hallo Bay * Homer
Homer Webcams
HALLO BAY (observed weather from Camp: 07:00am)
58º 34.062 N, 153º 54.053 W
Weather Conditions: Solid Overcast
Visibility: 10+ miles
Ceiling: 4,000 ft.
Wind: 2 mph out of NW
Wind Gusts: to 4 mph
Current Temp: 47F (8.3c)
High Daytime Temp Yesterday: 54F (12.2c)
Barometric Pressure: 29.79 Steady
Outside Humidity: 89%
Rainfall: 0.00 Total inches last 24 hours
Rainfall: 4.80 Total inches for July
Rainfall: 6.98 Total inches since May 21, 2010
Observed Sea Swell off Beach: 1.0 ft.
Actual Sunrise: 5:46 AM AKDT
Actual Sunset: 11:06 PM AKDT
Civil Twilight Sunrise: 4:41 AM
Civil Twilight Sunset: 12:11 AM
Moon Rise: 10:28 PM
Moon Set: 4:12 AM
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 98% of Moon illuminated
Length of Visible Daylight: 19h 29m
Length of Day: 17h 19m
Tomorrow will be 4m 21s shorter
THIS DATE IN ALASKA HISTORY: July 24, 1897 -
Congress created the office of Surveyor General and ex-officio Secretary of Alaska. The latter office is now known as Lieutenant Governor
AURORA FORECAST: Moderate (3)
AURORA LIVECAM
TIGGER FORECAST: cozied up with a pillow!
HOMER
Lat/Lon: 59.7° N 151.5° W
Weather Conditions: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers into evening, then rain after midnight. Highs in the lower 50F to lower 60F (10c to 15.6c). Lows in mid 40F to lower 50F (7.2c to 10c). Wind SW 10 to 20 mph, becoming variable to 10 mph. Gusts to 30 mph along the inlet in the morning, becoming SE 10 to 20 mph
Actual Sunrise: 5:31 AM AKDT
Actual Sunset: 10:52 PM AKDT
Civil Twilight Sunrise: 4:25 AM
Civil Twilight Sunset: 11:57 PM
Moon Rise: 10:13 PM
Moon Set: 3:56 AM
Have a Safe Day!
Phaedra... 
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