High Wind — Dixon Entrance To Cape Decision Coastal Area, Alaska
2018-11-25 to 2018-11-26 · Dixon Entrance To Cape Decision Coastal Area, Alaska
53 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Cape Decision had gusts to 61 mph on the night of 11/25. Edna Bay measured sustained wind at 48 mph. No damage was reported.
Wider weather episode
A broad low pressure system covered the entire Gulf of Alaska on the evening of 11/25 and the early morning of 11/26 with arctic high pressure over the far northern Yukon. One of the low centers moved just off Prince of Wales Island on the afternoon of 11/15 to cause strong winds overnight for Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 788346. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.