High Wind — Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska

2018-04-10 · Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Highest wind at Sitka Airport was only 44 mph around 1900 AKST on 4/10. Cape Decision had gusts to 77 MPH. Port Alex had some wind with branches down but no measurements

due to the tide gauge met data being blocked by a building.

Wider weather episode

Complex low pressure presisted over the entire Gulf on 4/9 & 4/10. A very strong wave developed south of Haida Gwaii and skirted the coast of SE Alaska causing storm force wind and hurricane force gusts. There was some damage reported, and the peak wind was 100 MPH. The strong wave moved off the coast and into the western Gulf on the morning of 4/11.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 739298. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.