Detailed and Extended Weather Forecast in Hope, Kenai Peninsula Borough, State of Alaska

Wind felt on face; leaves rustle; ordinary vanes moved by wind.Small wavelets, still short, but more pronounced. Crests have a glassy appearance and do not break.

Small trees in leaf begin to sway; crested wavelets form on inland waters.Moderate waves, taking a more pronounced long form; many white horses are formed.

Large branches in motion; whistling heard in telegraph wires; umbrellas used with difficulty.Large waves begin to form; the white foam crests are more extensive everywhere.

Raises dust and loose paper; small branches are moved.Small waves, becoming larger; fairly frequent white horses.

Slight structural damage occurs (chimney-pots and slates removed)High waves. Dense streaks of foam along the direction of the wind. Crests of waves begin to topple, tumble and roll over. Spray may affect visibility

Seldom experienced inland; trees uprooted; considerable structural damage occurs.Very high waves with long overhanging crests. The resulting foam, in great patches, is blown in dense white streaks along the direction of the wind. On the whole the surface of the sea takes on a white appearance. The tumbling of the sea becomes heavy and shock-like. Visibility affected.

Breaks twigs off trees; generally impedes progress.Moderately high waves of greater length; edges of crests begin to break into spindrift. The foam is blown in well-marked streaks along the direction of the wind.

Direction of wind shown by smoke drift, but not by wind vanes.Ripples with the appearance of scales are formed, but without foam crests.