High Wind — Kodiak Island-eastern Alaska Peninsula, Alaska
1998-03-05 to 1998-03-06 · Kodiak Island-eastern Alaska Peninsula, Alaska
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Wider weather episode
Southeasterly winds ahead of a moderate frontal system gusted up to 62 mph at Cape Newenham, 44 mph at Port Heiden and 58 mph at Cold Bay Wednesday and Thursday. By Friday, the front had slipped east and southeast...extending from the Alaska Peninsula to 300 miles southeast of Kodiak Island. Local wind gusts of 44 mph were reported just south of the Kenai Peninsula, east southeast of the Barren Island area, early Friday.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5631057. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.