High Wind in Chukchi Sea Coast, Alaska

High Wind January 15, 2023 · Chukchi Sea Coast, Alaska

67 mph

Measured gust (58 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 1079012. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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