High Wind — Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

2017-09-16 · Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

Event narrative

False Pass Airport reported warning level winds (above 74 mph) beginning at 7:45. The peak gust was 79mph at 13:00.

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 723270. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.