High Wind, Aleutian Islands
- When
- October 5, 3:00 AM AST
- Where
- Aleutian Islands forecast zone
- Measured
- 82 kt (94 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, October 5 to 6, 2000
Moderate to strong north winds were reported on the back side of a moderate 977 mb low just east of Chignik (south of the eastern Alaska Peninsula). The low moved slowly east to near Sitkinak Island at 4 pm Friday.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS AFC wrote it up.
Moderate to strong north winds were reported on the back side of a moderate 977 mb low just east of Chignik (south of the eastern Alaska Peninsula). The low moved slowly east to near Sitkinak Island at 4 pm Friday. The low then merged with a deep center further east early Saturday. Gusts briefly reached 60 mph at Cold Bay between 8 pm ADT and 9 pm ADT Thursday. At Sand Point, wind gusts first reached 60 mph just after 10 am ADT Friday, peaking at 61 mph between 4:15 pm and 4:35 pm ADT Friday. No further gusts of 60+ mph were reported at Sand Point after the 61 mph gust.Wind gusts from 50 to 60 mph were still reported along and south of the Alaska Peninsula Friday night through Saturday morning.At the Dutch Harbor Spit, wind gusts above 60 mph began just after 4 am ADT Thursday, peaking at 93 mph there between 7 pm and 8 pm ADT Thursday and 94 mph there between 4:30 am ADT and 5:30 am ADT Friday. Wind gusts at the site did not diminish below 60 mph until 3:30 pm ADT Tuesday. North wind gusts of 60+ mph were reported at Cape Newenham from around 5 am ADT Friday to at least 4 pm ADT Friday. Reports there were very sporadic...however documented gusts reached at least 62 mph. These winds are known to be very localized.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Bristol Bay Coastal
- When
- October 6, 3:55 AM AST to 3:00 PM AST
- Where
- Bristol Bay Coastal forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
High Wind, Western Alaska Peninsula
- When
- October 6, 6:54 PM AST to 7:53 PM AST
- Where
- Western Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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More
Every storm in Alaska in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, October 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5157297, 5157298, 5157296.