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High Wind in Inner Channels From Kupreanof Island To Etolin Island, Alaska
High Wind February 11, 2017 – February 12, 2017 · Inner Channels From Kupreanof Island To Etolin Island, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
Point Baker spotter recorded 60 to 70 MPH gusts on 2/11 with skiffs near sinking and branches down.
The wider storm
Strong SSW flow aloft ahead of an occluded front on 2/10 brought snow, high winds, and even blizzard conditions to the Panhandle. As the front moved onshore on 2/11, warm air overrunning very cold air at the surface caused the snow to accumulate rapidly. White Pass was closed, and snow combined with wind gusts over 60 mph caused road and marine problems throughout SE Alaska. Some locations measured over a foot of new snowfall.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 678402. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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