High Wind — St. Lawrence Island-bering Strait Coast, Alaska
2000-03-15 to 2000-03-17 · St. Lawrence Island-bering Strait Coast, Alaska
50 M
Magnitude
Wider weather episode
Weak surface low pressure formed over eastern Norton Sound and the central Seward Peninsula in the early morning. The winds diminished as the area of low pressure shifted westward later in the morning.Highest Winds:Northern Seward Peninsula-Lower Kobuk Valley to Cape Lisburne: Point Hope AWOS 48 mph sustained, gust 58 mph.St. Lawrence Island- Bering Strait Coast: Gambell AWOS 49 mph sustained, gust 58 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5135701. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.