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

2016-11-04 · Dixon Entrance To Cape Decision Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Observation outage for NWS Zone 27 during this storm. Nearby stations had 60 to 70 mph wind speeds. Cape Decision had several observations around 67 MPH. Hydaburg

did not report.

Wider weather episode

On the heels of the first storm, a second strong low developed south of the Panhandle on the night of 11/3. A triple point deepened to storm force 964 MB off Dixon Entrance around 9 AM. By afternoon the associated front moved onto Prince of Wales Island to drive some very strong winds for the southern Panhandle, BUT this case is unusual in that the wind damage was in the Juneau area with downed trees and power outages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 664769. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.