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High Wind in Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska
High Wind November 13, 2018 · Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
Port Alexander measured gusts to 63 mph. No damage reported.
The wider storm
A short fused-short lived, strong surface low pressure system developed on a front along the outer coast during the late morning hours on 11/13. This system was unique in that it was poorly handled by numerical models and NOT on any surface analyses. This low cause brief strong wind gusts 60 to 70 mph for Northern Prince of Wales, Kuiu, and southern Baranof Islands. There were also hurricane force gusts at Five Finger Light in Stephens Passage. Some minor damage was reported.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 788339. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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