My initial thought were either cedar or doug fir. With me leaning towards the cedar for rot resistance. But when mentioning the impactsfrom storms I reversed that to the Doug fir as my recommendation.
My experience from Northwest where I used cedar and doug fir extensively on my house (I had 70+ year old wooden gutters) was that cedar lasted very well but it is soft. For doors and shutters, I found doug fir much tougher on impact or other physical damage. I fear the cedar is just too soft; though I would enjoy working it more. Two good choices.
Shawn
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