High Wind in Western Arctic Coast, Alaska

High Wind February 3, 2025 · Western Arctic Coast, Alaska

77 mph

Measured gust (67 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds consistently gusted at or above 60 mph for approximately 18 hours with a peak gust of 77 mph registered at Cape Lisburne LRRS (PALU).

The wider storm

High pressure building north into Alaska created a strong gradient across northwestern Alaska, resulting in a fetch of strong east winds along the North Slope where blowing snow created blizzard conditions while storm fore winds blew parallel to the Northwest Arctic and Bering coastlines.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1237295. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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