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

2018-10-25 · Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

The coast around Cross Sound got hammered by wind on the night of 10/24 and the morning of 10/25 . Maximum gust at Cape Spencer was 60 KT or 72 mph at 0300 10/25. No measurements were made at Elfin Cove Tide Gauge, and no damage was reported.

Wider weather episode

A rapidly developing storm center well off Vancuover Island deepened to 964 MB off Dixon Entrance during the afternoon of Wednesday 10/24. The strong associated front moved onto Prince of Wales Island during the early morning of 10/25 as the storm center deepened to 963 MB over the central Gulf. This storm finally dissipated over the western Gulf on the afternoon of 10/25. Minor damage and power outages were reported for several areas of SE Alaska including blown-in windows in Sitka. The highest wind reported was 94 mph at Salmon Landing in Ketchikan.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 782981. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.