High Wind — Aleutian Islands, Alaska

2000-02-26 to 2000-02-27 · Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Wider weather episode

An intense 952 mb low moved northward across Umnak Island Saturday evening as at least a 952 mb center. The front, extending in an east and southeast arc, moved by Sand Point and toward the Pribilof Islands around 9 pm Saturday. The front began to dissipate in a large arc through Saint Matthew Island, Hooper Bay, southeast through King Salmon and central Kodiak Island Sunday afternoon.In advance of the front, easterly wind gusts reached 74 mph at the Dutch Harbor airport. Peak winds in the area, however, occurred with the frontal passage at 6:30 pm Saturday, when winds shifted from the east to south and gusts peaked at 94 mph at the Dutch Harbor Spit observation site.At Cold Bay, pre-frontal easterly wind gusts reached 64 mph toward evening on Saturday. Around the southeast quadrant of the low, strong southerly wind gusts well above 60 mph were also reported, finally diminishing below 60 mph Sunday morning.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5129811. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.