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The Four Winds
SADIE 80s
Strong southeast winds move over the Kenai Mountains,
funneling down glaciers and passes. These warm, wet
maritime winds from Prince William Sound and the Gulf
of Alaska can blast through Sadie and Tutka Bay Coves
at 80 miles per hour.
FISH WINDS
Northwest winds from Siberia intensify winter's cold.
In summer, the same winds warm up and blow Cook Inlet
salmon into Kachemak Bay. The Alaska Range intercepts
much of the arctic weather before it hits home.
DAY BREEZE
Southwest winds funnel through Cook Inlet from the
Gulf of Alaska. A galloping sea of white-crested waves
rolls the length of the Bay and pounds the shores.
Small boats race for safe harbor. In summer, as the
land heats, rising air draws in wind from Cook Inlet.
This gives rise to the water-churning day breeze,
especially on sunny afternoons.
Homer Spit and Day Breeze
William Wakeland Collection, Pratt Museum Photo Archives
WINTER WINDS
Cold winter winds from Alaska's interior blow across
the head of Kachemak Bay. The marriage of northeast
winds and quicker-freezing estuarine headwaters send
ice downbay to ram the Homer Spit and clog the harbor.
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