High Wind in Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

High Wind December 25, 2023 · Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

67 mph

Measured gust (58 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A front advancing northward brought high winds to western Prince of Wales Island on Christmas morning. NWS station in Craig measured the first high wind gust of 63 mph at 624am and the Hydaburg Seaplane base AWOS recorded 3 hours of high wind, peaking at 67 mph at 1102am.

The wider storm

Another low in a series of systems affecting the panhandle brought wind to the south and elevation snow to the north as a front tracked northward across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1154057. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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