High Wind — Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska

2019-04-22 · Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska

Event narrative

Gusts to 60 MPH occurred during the early afternoon of 4/22 in Auke Bay. Damage was reported to the Allen Marine Dock and a window was broken on Shelter Island. Wind waves in Auke Bay caused dock problems.

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 818429. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.