High Wind — Northern Seward Peninsula, Alaska

2024-01-15 · Northern Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Event narrative

High winds developed on the morning of the 15th and continued into the afternoon. The Hoodoo Hill RAWS reported gusts as high as 63 mph during the event. The high winds also caused blowing snow; however, the visibility did not drop below a mile at any station.

Wider weather episode

A 984 mb area of low pressure moved north through the Bering Sea on January 16th, and into the southern Chukchi Sea on the 17th. This weather system brought high winds, snow and blowing snow to the west coast of Alaska. After the low moved into the Chuckhi Sea, a strong area of high pressure built in behind it allowing strong winds to continue over northwest Alaska.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1160715. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.