High Wind in Western Aleutians, Alaska

High Wind December 15, 2008 · Western Aleutians, Alaska

81 mph

Estimated gust (70 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Based upon observations from Shemya and the surface analysis, the wind is estimated to have gusted to 80 mph.

The wider storm

A deep intense low moved into the Western Bering Sea while pushing a front across the western Aleutians. Strong wind in advance of this front occurred in the western Aleutians.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 137648. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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