Category Archives: Weather, Tides & Geography

The physical world around us – weather, tides, and natural land features.

Halcyon Days are Here Again – Can’t You Tell?

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Mark Zeiger

The Halcyon Days, traditionally a two-week period of calm seas around the Winter Solstice, began yesterday. Typically, they were ushered in on Lynn Canal in grand style: with a rip-snorting winter storm! We’re in a period of dueling forecasts, between … Continue reading →

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Freeze, Thaw, What’s Next?

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Mark Zeiger

I mentioned the other day that we’re riding the roller coaster of winter weather in Southeast Alaska. To pursue that analogy, on Saturday we threw our hands in the air and hit that sickeningly steep drop down into the lower … Continue reading →

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