High Wind — Central Aleutians, Alaska

2022-10-28 · Central Aleutians, Alaska

Event narrative

A wind gust to 65 knots (75 mph) was recorded by a NOS-NWLON observing site in Atka on the morning of October 28th.

Wider weather episode

An intensifying extratropical low crossed the western Aleutians to enter the Bering Sea on the evening of October 27th. It tracked eastward across the southern Bering Sea, reaching the eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula near peak intensity on the evening of October 28th. The low brought high winds to communities in the central and eastern Aleutians as it passed just north of the islands on October 28th. Thereafter, the low continued to draw strong winds through gaps in the Alaska Peninsula as it exited to the Gulf of Alaska, where it weakened slowly over the course of the next several days.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1090458. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.