High Wind in Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

High Wind January 1, 2023 · Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

77 mph

Measured gust (67 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hydaburg Seaplane Base AWOS measured frequent peak gusts near or above 60 mph throughout New Years Day, with a peak of 67 knots, or 77 mph, at 544pm. The RAWS station near Thorne Bay on the opposite side of Prince of Wales Island measured a peak gust of 62 mph at 154 pm.

The wider storm

A cold front became more convective as it moved onshore with a wide swath of storm force gusts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1074038. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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