High Wind — Central Aleutians, Alaska

2017-10-24 · Central Aleutians, Alaska

Event narrative

Peak gust of 66 knots reported at Atka (PAAK) at 05:33 and by the next observation at 05:56 the winds had already begun to diminish.

Wider weather episode

An extratropical low developed off the tip of Kamchatka ahead of decaying Typhoon Lan. The extratropical low tapped into the energy associated with the typhoon and quickly strengthened from the upper 970 mb range to the mid 930's. This helped bring hurricane force winds to the Western and Central Aleutians.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 723427. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.