High Wind — Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

2017-10-07 · Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

Event narrative

False Pass AWOS reported a wind gust of 78 mph at 14:50 AKDT. Nelson Lagoon AWOS reported a wind gust of 82 mph at 18:35 AKDT. Multiple other observations across the Alaska Peninsula reported wind gusts between 65 and 74 mph including Cold Bay and King Cove. No reports of any structural damage.

Wider weather episode

A quickly moving low pressure system pushed into Southwest Alaska. The pressure gradient was favorably oriented to help produce localized strong gap winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 723426. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.