High Wind — Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

2023-12-23 to 2023-12-24 · Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

Event narrative

A high wind event from an advancing front resulted in an extended duration of high winds. The AWOS at the Hydaburg Seaplane base recorded a peak wind gust of 85 mph at 333 PM AKST December 23.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure tracking toward south-central Alaska swept a front from south to north over the panhandle on the 23rd. This front brought heavy snow to the upper elevations of the Haines and Klondike Highways and high wind to the southern half of the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1154056. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.