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High Wind in Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling Coastal Area, Alaska

High Wind December 31, 2015 · Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling Coastal Area, Alaska

64 mph
Estimated gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The approaching front caused a burst of SE wind for the Yakutat Forelands. The ASOS at the airport had a peak gust of 58 MPH. Ocean Cape easily had 65 KT and maybe more. No damage was reported.

The wider storm

Arctic high pressure up to 1043 MB had moved into British Columbia while a strong front moved up to the outer coast. This combination caused strong wind along the Yakutat Forelands and set up some significant snow along the Klondike Highway. No damage was reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 607007. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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