High Wind — Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island, Alaska

2012-02-02 to 2012-02-03 · Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island, Alaska

Event narrative

Measured gust 49 MPH at 0356 AKST at the Angoon Sea Plane Base. This is a very high measurement for this particular sensor. Outlying areas easily were in excess of 60 MPH like Five Finger Light that had a peak of 67 MPH. NCEP surface analyses showed extreme surface pressure gradients over the area during the time of the warning. No reports of damage.

Wider weather episode

A monster storm developed in the western Gulf of Alaska on Wednesday 2.1. This hurricane force low deepened to 944 MB off Sand Point early in the morning then continued north slightly weakening to 953 MB near Kodiak Wednesday evening. A secondary low developed on the front well off Vancouver Island on Thu afternoon on 2.2 becoming 964 MB in the central Gulf of Alaska by early morning on 2.3. This storm brought hurricane force winds to all of SE Alaska and a few areas of heavy snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 367639. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.