High Wind in Alaska, October 20 to 21, 2005

Name: High Wind in Alaska, October 20 to 21, 2005
Start: 2005-10-20T19:00
End: 2005-10-21T02:00
Location: Alaska

October 20 to 21, 2005 · NWS AJK · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A 961MB Low moved into the North Pacific near 53N150W. A strong front spread into the Eastern Gulf and resulted in high winds.

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 AJK wrote it up.

A 961MB Low moved into the North Pacific near 53N150W. A strong front spread into the Eastern Gulf and resulted in high winds. Peak wind gusts to 60 mph were observed along the largely uninhabited outer coast between Sitka and Cape Suckling.

Event by event

3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area

When: October 20, 7:00 PM AST to 8:00 PM AST
Where: Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind, Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area

When: October 20, 10:30 PM AST to 11:00 PM AST
Where: Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area

When: October 20, 11:00 PM AST to October 21, 2:00 AM AST
Where: Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alaska in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Alaska, October 2005

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5481421, 5481420, 5481419.