High Wind — St. Lawrence Island-bering Strait Coast, Alaska
2000-11-21 · St. Lawrence Island-bering Strait Coast, Alaska
54 M
Magnitude
Wider weather episode
A moderate pressure gradient across western Alaska incresed a bit on the 21st and 22nd as a Low over the Aleutians Islands drifted a little north, while high pressure over Russia Far East also shifted a bit east. This created High Winds at:Zone 9: Gambell AWOS gust 62 mph.Zone 3: Point Hope AWOS gust 60 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5166954. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.