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High Wind in Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling Coastal Area, Alaska
High Wind October 19, 2018 · Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling Coastal Area, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
Yakutat had high wind observed on the morning of 10/19 but no damage reported. Peak gust at the Airport was 58 mph. Gusts to 75 mph were measured at Deception Hills near Dry Bay at 0825 on 10/19.
The wider storm
A storm force low developed to 980 MB over the central Gulf of Alaska late on the night of 10/18. This storm center deepened to 963 MB near Middleton Island midday on Fri 10/19 causing very strong winds along the outer coast and some light damage and power outages. The maximum gust recorded was 70 mph at Sitka Harbor at 0730 on 10/19.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 782409. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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