High Wind in Bristol Bay, Alaska

High Wind December 21, 2017 – December 22, 2017 · Bristol Bay, Alaska

98 mph

Measured gust (85 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The airport at Cape Newenham observed wind gusts to 85 mph.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system moved northward from the Gulf of Alaska to cross the Alaska Peninsula. It intensified to 976 mb as it did so, enhancing gap winds through the ranges. This caused high winds in southwest Alaska and the north side of the Alaska Peninsula.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 727009. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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