High Wind — City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska
2024-10-12 · City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska
57 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
The ASOS at the Sitka airport on Japonski Island measured high wind gusts over 60 mph early on Saturday October 12th. The strongest gust was 66 mph at 120am AKDT.
Wider weather episode
A storm force frontal system caused two rounds of high winds over the outer coast and Southern Inner Channels.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1221243. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.