High Wind in Western Arctic Coast, Alaska

High Wind January 5, 2025 – January 6, 2025 · Western Arctic Coast, Alaska

62 mph

Measured gust (54 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong northeast winds blowing along the northwest arctic coastline produced very strong winds with gusts as high as 62 mph at Point Hope.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure center near the Alaska Peninsula combined with building high pressure over the Arctic Ocean to produce strong winds from the northeast. At times blizzard and near blizzard conditions resulted as the winds pick up loose snow from the surface of the sea ice.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1236662. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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