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Marine High Wind · Gulf of Alaska

Marine High Wind January 26, 2012 · Cape Edgecumbe To Cape Fairweather, Gulf of Alaska

86 mph

Estimated gust (75 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The rapid frontal movement and wind velocity were observed on the Biorka Island radar. Sitka airport observed gusts 52 KT in snow squalls. Cape Decision C-MAN had a peak wind of 65 KT.

The wider storm

During the evening of 1.26 a rapid frontal passage caused a sudden wind shift and wind acceleration off Cape Edgecumbe. West wind 50 to 60 knots with gusts to 75 knots were indicated on radar. This burst of hurricane force gusts lasted only a short time as the front made landfall.

Began near Cape Edgecumbe (56.9096, -137.4280).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 368344. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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