High Wind in Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

High Wind October 7, 2017 · Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

82 mph

Measured gust (71 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

False Pass AWOS reported a wind gust of 78 mph at 14:50 AKDT. Nelson Lagoon AWOS reported a wind gust of 82 mph at 18:35 AKDT. Multiple other observations across the Alaska Peninsula reported wind gusts between 65 and 74 mph including Cold Bay and King Cove. No reports of any structural damage.

The wider storm

A quickly moving low pressure system pushed into Southwest Alaska. The pressure gradient was favorably oriented to help produce localized strong gap winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 723426. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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