High Wind — Western Aleutians, Alaska

2009-02-12 · Western Aleutians, Alaska

Event narrative

The wind is estimated based upon the surface analysis and other observations along the Aleutians.

Wider weather episode

An intense storm moved into the central Aleutians the evening of February 11th and moved to the eastern Bering Sea February 12th. The storm then moved to the Bering Sea coast producing blizzard conditions in the Bristol Bay region and Kuskokwim Delta. Strong northwest wind and snow around the northwest side of the low produced a blizzard in the Pribilof Islands.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 145577. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.