High Wind — Pribilof Islands, Alaska

2017-09-15 to 2017-09-16 · Pribilof Islands, Alaska

Event narrative

St George Airport hit a peak gust of 68 knots and observed 6 hours of warning level winds.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system moved from the Aleutian Islands to just off the Kuskokwim Delta coast, while intensifying rapidly to 970mb. Cold air advection and a tight pressure gradient on the backside of the low brought hurricane force winds to the Bering Sea.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 723268. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.