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High Wind in Dixon Entrance To Cape Decision Coastal Area, Alaska
High Wind April 4, 2017 – April 5, 2017 · Dixon Entrance To Cape Decision Coastal Area, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
Strong winds occurred for the west side of Prince of Wales Island during the night of 4/4 and the morning of 4/5. Measured gusts 63 mph were observed at Hydaburg AWOS at 0508 on the morning of 4/5. CMAN stations around there had peak winds as high as 72 mph. No damage was reported.
The wider storm
A deep low was in the Western Gulf but a very strong front with a triple point moved into the Eastern Gulf on the night of 4/3 and on 4/4. This caused strong winds on the out coast with up to 70 mph for Prince of Wales Island. No damage was reported.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 681045. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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