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

2019-04-22 · Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Gusts to 75 MPH occurred during the late morning at Cape Spencer on 4/22. No damage was reported.

Wider weather episode

A Deepening storm center tracked into the Eastern Gulf on Sunday evening 4/21 then stalled in the NE Gulf through Mon morning. High winds reached the SW coast of Prince of Wales by midnight then Ketchikan and Edna Bay through early Monday morning. The high winds will continued to move northward through the day as the strong low level jet 70 KT moved north. High pressure building in after the system made the winds persist into Tuesday for the inner channels with a large swell moving onto the outer coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 818426. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.