High Wind — Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

2017-10-24 · Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

Event narrative

PACD (Cold Bay ASOS) reported a gust of 65 kts at 15:16. Winds began to diminish afterwards but remained around hurricane force until almost 17:00.

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 723431. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.