High Wind, Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area
- When
- February 16, 12:00 AM AST to 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
A strong weather front west of Shemya producted wind gusts reached 52 mph.
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The episode as NWS AFC wrote it up.
A strong weather front west of Shemya producted wind gusts reached 52 mph.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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