High Wind in Sern P.w. Snd, Alaska

High Wind January 11, 2011 – January 12, 2011 · Sern P.w. Snd, Alaska

76 mph

Estimated gust (66 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind speed is estimated based upon observations in Valdez and the pressure gradient between the Gulf of Alaska and interior Alaska.

The wider storm

Strong low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska combined with high pressure over interior Alaska produce the typical strong gap wind through the Chugach Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 268289. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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