High Wind — Arctic Slope Coastal, Alaska

2000-01-01 · Arctic Slope Coastal, Alaska

Wider weather episode

Event continued from December 1999. Large low pressure center 600 miles northeast of Prudhoe Bay drifted southwest to 450 miles northeast of Prudhoe Bay with a weather front moving southeast over the Beaufort Sea. Strong high pressure remaining over Russia Far East created strong winds and blizzard conditions over the eastern Arctic Coast, along with low wind chills initially. Blizzard conditions occurred at: Deadhorse, Barter IslandHigh wind occurred at Deadhorse ASOS: gust to 44 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5129815. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.