High Wind — Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island, Alaska
1996-03-19 to 1996-03-21 · Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island, Alaska
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Magnitude
Wider weather episode
The combination between a deepening low pressure center in the southwest Bering Sea and strong high pressure over eastern Alaska, and the low's weather front moving north over the Bering Sea produced strong winds intermittently.Zone 24: Gambell SE 50g60 kts, Savoonga SE 45g57 kts, Tin City S 36g48 kts, Cape Prince of Wales SE 42g60 ktsZone 6: Unalakleet E 36g44 kts
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5569453. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.