Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Flood Watch issued October 28 at 11:34AM AKDT until October 30 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
* WHAT...Small stream and localized urban flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Seward. * WHEN...From Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive rainfall may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. Flooding may occur in poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A strong frontal system with an atmospheric river of moisture will move over the southern Kenai Peninsula Thursday through Friday. Although light rain will begin Thursday morning, a period of heavy rain is expected late Thursday evening through Friday morning before the rain slowly tapers off Friday afternoon. Rainfall rates of up to a quarter of an inch per hour are possible between 10 PM Thursday and 10 AM Friday, with a storm total between 3 and 4 inches of rain likely with event. Prolonged heavy rain may lead to areas of flooding along smaller streams and creeks, in low-lying and poor drainage areas, and ponding of water on roadways. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Small Craft Advisory issued October 29 at 3:50AM AKDT until October 30 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
Regional Order No. 10-01 - Marijuana - Simple Possession
Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(a), the following acts are prohibited on the Tongass and Chugach National Forests: Possessing, storing or transporting parts of a cannabis plant, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant; including and not limited to…
Overview
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge spans nearly 2 million acres on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula and is the most-visited refuge in Alaska. Known to the Dena'ina people as 'Yaghanen' (the good land), it's often called 'Alaska in miniature' due to its remarkable biodiversity spanning ice fields, glaciers, tundra, boreal forests, and coastal wetlands. Originally established in 1941 as the Kenai National Moose Range, it now protects moose, brown and black bears, wolves, lynx, Dall sheep, mountain goats, trumpeter swans, and a small caribou herd. The refuge includes over 1.35 million acres of designated Kenai Wilderness. The world-renowned Kenai River originates here, famous for Chinook, sockeye, and coho salmon, plus Dolly Varden and rainbow trout. The refuge is open year-round with 14 rustic public use cabins (reservable via Recreation.gov), campgrounds including Lower Skilak, and two exceptional canoe trail systems—the Swanson River and Swan Lake Canoe Trails, among only three such wilderness canoe systems in the US. The refuge allows hunting, fishing, trapping, camping, hiking, and in designated areas, aircraft, snowmobiles, and ATVs per specific regulations. Wildfire activity has historically prompted temporary closures in certain areas. Visit the excellent visitor center in Soldotna at Ski Hill Road (MP 96.1 Sterling Highway) for current conditions, maps, and permits before heading into the backcountry.
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