United States
Coast Pilot, n°9 : Pacific and Arctic coasts Alasla
Weather in winter
(october-march)
Winter winds are
variable and no one direction prevails (…). Along the Aleutians, sustained
winds may reach 65 to 70 knots ; significant wave hights can climb to 40
to 50 feet ( 12.2 to 15.2 m), with an extreme wave height reaching 80 to 90
feet (24.4 to 27.4 m). (…) These extremes are most likely to occur during the
winter season.
Artistes en Arctique 