High Wind — Central Aleutians, Alaska

2023-11-14 to 2023-11-15 · Central Aleutians, Alaska

Event narrative

A NOS observation site recorded a gust to 77 mph in Adak at about 9:30 PM AKST 11/14. Several other gusts between 60 and 75 mph were recorded throughout the afternoon and into the overnight of 11/14 at the same site along with the nearby Adak AWOS.

Wider weather episode

A strong low developed to the west of the Aleutian Chain late on the evening of November 13th and moved into the western Bering Sea, eventually moving east into the western coastline of Mainland Alaska by the afternoon of November 15th. Strong winds gusting as high as 77 mph affected portions of the central Aleutians as the low moved to the north while even stronger winds and seas up to 40 feet between the Pribilof Islands knocked buoy 46073 out of service at about 10 AM ASKT 11/15. Strong onshore winds developed behind the low's front as it moved onshore over Southwest Alaska, producing a storm surge and ice shove along the northern shoreline of the Bristol Bay coast during the morning of the 15th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1142388. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.