High Wind in Upper Kobuk and Noatak Vlys, Alaska

While strong and cold High pressure covered the Arctic Ocean and northern Alaska, a weakening weather front moving over southern Alaska caused a locally strong pressure gradient across the south slopes of the Brooks Range, resulting in high winds and low wind chills. The Remote Automatic Weather Station (RAWS) at Makpik Creek reported winds gusts as high as 59 mph, and wind chills as low as 75 below zero (Farenheit).