High Wind — Chukchi Sea Coast, Alaska

2023-01-15 · Chukchi Sea Coast, Alaska

Event narrative

The winds gradually increased during the day on the 15th, with the peak wind gust occurring in the early evening. By late evening, the winds began to die down.

Wider weather episode

High Pressure over the northern Chukchi Sea combined with trough of low pressure over the Seward Peninsula brought high winds to the Chukchi Sea Coast. Initially, the strong winds were accompanied by blowing snow resulting in blizzard conditions; however, as time passed, the visibility improved even through the winds increased in speed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1079012. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.