High Wind in Central Gulf Coast, Alaska

An intense low moved northeast into the Gulf of Alaska Thursday...reaching a depth of 967 mbs late Thursday morning. The front associated with the storm, tracked northeast to a position just south of Yakutat and Kayak Island at 10 am. Strong easterly winds hit the southeast entrance to Prince William Sound, with Middleton Island recording a peak ASOS adjusted wind of 63 mph between 3 am and 4 am AST. The M/V "Westwood Cleo", in the open Pacific waters southwest of the Gulf of Alaska, reported funnel clouds on the 'back side' of the storm.