High Wind — Dixon Entrance To Cape Decision Coastal Area, Alaska

2016-02-20 to 2016-02-21 · Dixon Entrance To Cape Decision Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Edna bay spotter and the Hydaburg AWOS reported gusts to 50 mph. Cape Decision had peak winds 56 KT on the evening of 2/20. Headlands had more wind. No damage reported.

Wider weather episode

Another in a series of gale force frontal waves skirts the outer coast of southeast Alaska on the night of 2/20 and the morning of 2/21. Surface analysis showed extreme pressure gradients as the associated front came up to the coast but the orientation was for a more offshore flow that mitigated the wind somewhat. No damage was reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 617494. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.