High Wind in Lower Kobuk & Noatak Valleys, Alaska

A 960 mb low pressure center moved north over the central Bering Sea on the evening of the 13th and the morning of the 14th, bringing strong winds and local blizzard conditions to western Alaska. High Winds were reported at:Zone 201: Cape Lisburne AWOS: gusts to 54 knots (62 mph). Zone 208: Red Dog Mine: gusts to 61 knots (70 mph).Zone 211: Anvil Mountain (University of Alaska Water and Environmental Research Center Mesonet Station): gusts to 61 knots (70 mph). Zone 213: Savoonga AWOS: gusts to 61 knots (70 mph); Tin City AWOS: gusts to 56 knots (64 mph); Gambell AWOS gusts to 55 knots (63 mph).Zone 214: Cape Romanzof AWOS gusts to 58 knots (67 mph); Saint Marys AWOS: gusts to 53 knots (61 mph).Blizzard conditions:Zone 211: reported at Nome.Zone 214: likely at Cape Romanzof AWOS.