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High Wind in Lower Kobuk & Noatak Valleys, Alaska
High Wind December 16, 2005 · Lower Kobuk & Noatak Valleys, Alaska
The wider storm
A strong pressure gradient over the southern Chukchi Sea and northwest Alaska strengthened on the 15th and 16th. Blizzard conditions were likely at:Zone 213: Tin City AWOS, Gambell AWOS. High winds were reported at: Zone 207: Kivalina ASOS: gusts to 53 knots (61 mph).Zone 208: Kelly River Remote Automated Weather Station site: gusts to 53 knots (61 mph).Zone 213: Tin City AWOS: gusts to 69 knots (79 mph) and Gambell AWOS: gusts to 61 knots (70 mph).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5484888. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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