Alaska, 2025High Wind in Alaska, October 29, 2025
October 29, 2025 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A Fujiwhara effect occurred near the Alaska Peninsula between two lows, resulting in one strong low. This low deepened as it neared the southern end of Kodiak Island, pushing a strong front into the Gulf of Alaska and bringing strong easterly winds.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
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- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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A Fujiwhara effect occurred near the Alaska Peninsula between two lows, resulting in one strong low. This low deepened as it neared the southern end of Kodiak Island, pushing a strong front into the Gulf of Alaska and bringing strong easterly winds. In Kodiak Island, strong easterly winds were seen in various locations around Kodiak City. Heavy rain was also experienced along the eastern coast of the archipelago.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 28, 3:48 PM AKST, 11 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 3:48 PM AKST, 11 hours 12 minutes before
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</html>High Wind, Kodiak Island Northeast
- When
- October 29, 3:00 AM AKST to 12:00 PM AKST
- Where
- Kodiak Island Northeast forecast zone
- Measured
- 72 kt (83 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 57.333, -153.333 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Gusty winds were reported by various weather stations around Kodiak City. The Matson Crane (elevation 340 ft) recorded a peak wind gust of 83 mph at 9:02 AM AKDT October 29. The Kodiak Airport reported gusty winds over 55 mph from 5:45 AM to 10:03 AM AKDT with a peak wind gust of 71 mph at 8:30 AM AKDT October 29.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1295750.