Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Anchorage, AK
Issued by NWS Anchorage, AK
792 NOAK48 PAFC 130334 AAA PNSAFC AKZ102-131545- Public Information Statement...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 634 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2025 ...PEAK WIND GUSTS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FOR THE JANUARY 12TH WIND EVENT... Location Peak Wind Gust ...Anchorage Muni... Ted Stevens Int`l Airport 62 mph Merrill Field 66 mph Lake Hood 59 mph JBER - Elmendorf 69 mph JBER - Fort Richardson 73 mph Northeast Anchorage 75 mph South Anchorage 75 mph Glen Alps 84 mph Potter Valley 91 mph Bear Valley 110 mph* Arctic Valley 107 mph* Glenn Hwy Eagle River Bridge 88 mph Glenn Hwy S Curves 62 mph South Fork Eagle River 86 mph Birchwood Airport 53 mph Bird Point 75 mph Alyeska Weather Station 112 mph Alyeska Summit 99 mph Portage Glacier 84 mph ...Matanuska Valley... Palmer Airport 67 mph Wasilla Airport 47 mph Glenn / Parks Hwy Interchange 73 mph Duck Flats 56 mph Fishhook 47 mph ...Susitna Valley... Willow 36 mph ...Eastern Kenai Peninsula... Seward Airport 51 mph Kenai Lake 33 mph Granite Creek 25 mph Seward / Sterling Hwys (Y) 42 mph Whittier Airport 60 mph* ...Western Kenai Peninsula... Kenai Airport 53 mph Soldotna Airport 39 mph Kenai Beach 46 mph Sterling Highway at Jean Lake 64 mph Nikiski 36 mph Anchor Point 31 mph Homer Airport 46 mph Homer Boat Harbor 42 mph Seldovia Airport 41 mph ...Eastern Prince William Sound... Cordova Airport 73 mph Cordova Marine Ferry Terminal 74 mph Valdez Airport 25 mph Valdez Port 23 mph Thompson Pass 47 mph ...Copper River Basin... Gulkana Airport 56 mph Chitina 37 mph Denali Hwy at MacLaren River 38 mph Eureka 36 mph ...Kodiak Island... Kodiak Airport 52 mph Kodiak - Pasagshak Road 61 mph Akhiok 45 mph *Denotes site stopped transmitting wind data following report of highest wind gust. Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. $$