High Wind in Bering Strait Coast, Alaska

High Wind February 3, 2025 · Bering Strait Coast, Alaska

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds consistently gusted at or above 50 mph for approximately 7 hours with a peak gust of 64 mph registered at Wales (PAIW).

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 1237298. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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