High Wind — Western Arctic Coast, Alaska

2022-11-14 to 2022-11-17 · Western Arctic Coast, Alaska

Event narrative

High winds developed on the 14th and continued into the evening of the 17th. The Cape Lisburne AWOS reported a peak gust of 96 mph at 1:55 PM on the 16. Winds on the 15th and 16 at Cape Lisburne were frequently over 80 mph. The village of Point Lay saw gusts as high as 50 mph on the 16th.

Wider weather episode

A low in eastern Russian and high pressure over the eastern Interior tightened the pressure gradient over northwest Alaska.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1067705. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.