High Wind in Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

High Wind October 9, 2023 · Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

75 mph

Measured gust (65 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A peak wind gust of 75mph was measured at 0622AKST at the Hydaburg Seaplane Base. Other areas on Prince of Wales Island also measured sustained winds above 40mph for a period of 1 to 3 hours and the Thorne Bay RAWS had a peak gust of 67mph.

The wider storm

A weakening low moving rapidly northward over the panhandle brought high winds to the southern panhandle and to Juneau.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1132131. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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