High Wind — Chukchi Sea Coast, Alaska

2022-11-15 to 2022-11-17 · Chukchi Sea Coast, Alaska

Event narrative

Strong winds developed the evening of the 15th and continued into early in the day on the 17th. The National Ocean Service gauge at the Red Dog Dock reported a gust of 72 mph the evening of the 16th. The AWOS at the Point Hope airport reported a gusts as high as 59 mph.

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 1067708. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.