High Wind — Southern Seward Peninsula-eastern Norton Sound, Alaska

2000-02-18 · Southern Seward Peninsula-eastern Norton Sound, Alaska

Wider weather episode

Moderate Low Pressure crossed the Aleutians near Nikolski on the afternoon of Feb 17, reaching the Pribilof island waters on the early morning of Feb 18. The weather front ahead of the low reached Saint Lawrence Island on the afternoon of Feb 17, bringing blizzard conditions to Saint Lawrence Island from mid day through the evening of Feb 17 and high wind to the Southern Seward Peninsula on Feb 18. As the frontal zone moved northward, high wind and blizzard conditions occurred on the Arctic coast from mid morning Feb 18 through Feb 19. Extreme wind chill developed on the western Arctic Coast from the evening of Feb 18 through Feb 19.Bllizzard conditions occurred at:Saint Lawrence Island: Gambell - marginally on the 17th, again on the 19th. Arctic Slope Coastal: Wainwright, Point Lay, Deadhorse, Nuiqsut, Kuparuk.Extreme Wind Chill occurred at:Arctic Slope Coastal: Point Lay -95 F, winds 35-44 mph.High Winds occurred at:Southern Seward Peninsula: Golovin AWOS sustained 46 mph, gust 54 mph.Arctic Slope Coastal: Point Lay AWOS: sustained 44 mph, gust 51 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5135267. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.