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High Wind in Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska

High Wind December 25, 2019 – December 26, 2019 · Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Peak gust of 63 mph measured at 812pm at the Juneau AJ Dock. Juneau AML Dock Marine Exchange sensor measured a peak gust of 64 mph at 1122 pm on the 25th, but gusts above 60mph occurred since 852 pm. Juneau Marine Exchange Office sensor measured a peak gust of 74 mph at 122 am on the 26th, but gusts above 60 mph occurred between 752 pm on the 25th and 232 am on the 26th.

The wider storm

Strong synoptic front with 70 kt low level jet at 850 mb. Over-running caused snow at White Pass and in Hyder.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 864311. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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