High Wind in Nern P.w. Snd, Alaska

High Wind February 28, 2018 · Nern P.w. Snd, Alaska

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Valdez ASOS peaked later in the evening, beginning about 7 p.m. The peak at the airport was 72 mph.

The wider storm

High pressure over the western portion of Alaska combined with a low over the Panhandle to cause a tight gradient over Southcentral. A front passing through the Chugach mountains increased the gap flow to warning level through northerly gaps and into Valdez.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 742269. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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