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High Wind in Cape Fairweather To Lisianski Strait, Alaska

High Wind March 7, 2026 · Cape Fairweather To Lisianski Strait, Alaska

77 mph

Measured gust (67 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Marine Exchange station at George Island measured peak wind gusts in excess of 60mph after winds shifted to the WSW with the front between 133pm and 312pm AKST on March 7th. This included a peak gust of 66.9kt (77mph) at 152pm. The Marine Exchange station in Pelican also observed a peak gust that hour, reaching 56.2kt (65mph) at 151pm AKST. Observations from Elfin Cove were not available during this event.

The wider storm

A fast moving low pressure system deepened as it tracked NE across the Gulf of Alaska on the 7th. The low made landfall just north of Cross Sound and quickly jumped into the Yukon, causing high winds and tree fall over the Icy Strait region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1331216. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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