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High Wind in Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska

High Wind January 26, 2017 – January 27, 2017 · Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska

71 mph
Measured gust (62 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

On the morning of 1/27, Sitka Airport had peak gusts to 62 mph and numerous wind observations in the upper 50s mph. No damage was reported.

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 668215. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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