High Wind — Pribilof Islands, Alaska

2016-12-31 · Pribilof Islands, Alaska

Event narrative

St George ASOS measured a peak wind at 72 knots.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system moved northward west of the Aleutian Islands, bringing a cold front with strong cold air advection through the Western Aleutians and high winds behind the warm front in the central Bering. The low pressure system reached 938 mb just off the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 670669. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.