High Wind in Eastern Aleutians, Alaska

High Wind April 8, 2015 – April 9, 2015 · Eastern Aleutians, Alaska

76 mph

Measured gust (66 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Meteorologist on the US CGC Alex Haley, while in port at Dutch Harbor.

The wider storm

A 975 mb low in the western Bering Sea, combined with a 1030 mb high in the North Pacific created a tight west to east gradient across the Aleutian Chain. A triple point front passed over Dutch Harbor the evening of April 8, causing a sharp increase in already gusty wind. While warning criteria was not met at the relatively sheltered airport, a meteorologist aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley recorded a wind gust of 76 mph, with several gusts between 60 mph and 70 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 573459. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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