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🌱 High winds up to 50 mph forecast for Kenai and neighbors

And on the Kenai Patch calendar - Soldotna Girls JV Volleyball @ Nikiski

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Hi there, Kenai! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • High winds up to 50 mph forecast for Kenai and neighbors
  • What a massive subsea data hub could mean off Nikiski's coast

Also on today's calendar: Harvest Moon Local Food Festival and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Rain; windy in the afternoon, with a high of 57 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Windy with periods of sun, temps: high: 58, low: 41.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, with a high of 57 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wind Advisory Issued for Kenai Peninsula as Gusts Could Reach 50 mph (radiokenai.com) — Kenai and nearby communities are under a Wind Advisory from 4 p.m. Tuesday through noon Wednesday, with south winds up to 25 mph and gusts possibly reaching 50 mph. Residents are urged to secure loose outdoor items, prepare for possible isolated power outages, and use extra caution on exposed stretches of the Sterling Highway and other open roads.
   

• Federal review advances for subsea data center off Nikiski (peninsulaclarion.com) — A proposed tidal-energy and subsea data center off Nikiski could bring a 100-megawatt underwater project and new power and fiber connections between offshore turbines and the Kenai industrial corridor. Federal regulators have accepted the application for study, prompting public comment and concern from state and Kenai officials who say they've had little direct contact with the developer so far.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • ⚠️ Magnitude 2.8 earthquake reported
    Sep 13 at 5:39 AM AKDT: 2.8 magnitude earthquake occurred near Nikiski, Alaska. 1 neighbor felt it. (Nextdoor )
  • State of Alaska posted a job opening for Criminal Justice Technician 1/2 (PCN 20-6411) in Kenai. Apply here.
  • Kenai Peninsula Borough posted a job opening for Temporary Recreation Assistant- NPRSA in Kenai. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kenai here.

🗞 Nearby News

Soldotna

  • 24-unit apartment project moves ahead on West Redoubt Avenue in Soldotna (peninsulaclarion.com)
  • Soldotna Answers Palmer Loss as Peninsula Teams Split Games with Moose Over Weekend (radiokenai.com)
  • Groundbreaking advances against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (osu.edu)

Seward

  • Deployment for Training: Seward, Alaska 2026 (af.mil)

Ok Kenai! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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