High Wind — Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

2024-12-28 to 2024-12-29 · Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

Event narrative

A weather station in King Cove (KGCA2) reported a gust of 76 mph on December 29th at 6:18 AM AKST. Wind gusts of greater than 70 mph were reported by the Cold Bay ASOS (PACD) in the same timeframe. Cold Bay also had a period of sustained winds greater than 45 mph until from 5:00 AM AKST to 7:00 AM AKST December 29th.

Wider weather episode

A triple point low from a Kamchatka low formed in the north Pacific in the evening hours of Saturday, December 28th. It quickly deepened and formed a core of storm force winds that moved over the Eastern Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula. Wind speeds gradually rose in the Eastern Aleutian Islands and peaked in the morning hours of Sunday, December 29th when the main core of winds was directly over the area. The Alaska Peninsula followed a similar trend, but winds peaked a couple hours later and reached even greater speeds, gusting to 60 - 70 mph for several hours before the low moved onshore.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1227523. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.