High Wind — Aleutian Islands, Alaska

2000-02-08 to 2000-02-09 · Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Wider weather episode

A moderate front, located just south of the eastern Aleutians late Tuesday, continued to elongate northwestward into the Bering Sea, extending in a long arc from Cape Navarin, Russia to Cold Bay late Wednesday. The front remained nearly stationary in this position, slowly weakening Thursday. The front finally began to drift northeast and dissipate late Thursday and early Friday.In advance of the front, wind gusts peaked at 63 mph around Dutch Harbor late Tuesday and Wednesday.Across the western Alaska Peninsula, gusts near 60 mph were reported around Cold Bay Wednesday afternoon.Along the extreme northwest corner of Bristol Bay and along the southeast corner of Kuskowkim Bay, local wind gusts reached 68 mph, as recorded at Cape Newenham Thursday.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5127614. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.