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

High Wind January 27, 2017 · Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling Coastal Area, Alaska

75 mph

Measured gust (65 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Yakutat ASOS peak wind 60 MPH which is very unusual for that particular ASOS. Some trees were knocked down along with power outages. An Alaska Airlines luggage trailer took off across the ramp propelled by the wind, but fortunately did not damage anything.

The wider storm

A storm force low developed SSW of our forecast area deepening to 974 MB just off Cape Spencer early on the morning of 1/27. This low then dissipated over Western Gulf by afternoon causing minor damage for for a few areas in SE Alaska.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 668206. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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