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High Wind in St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait, Alaska
High Wind April 28, 2019 – April 29, 2019 · St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
The tight pressure gradient across the Bering Strait and northern Bering Sea resulted in southerly wind gusts from 40 to over 60 mph over the marine area and along coastal capes. The strongest winds were reported at Wales (PAIW) where gusts to 61 mph were observed.
The wider storm
A 985 millibar low pressure system moving into the Western Bering Sea combined with strong high pressure over the mainland Alaska resulted in strong southerly winds through the Bering Strait.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 827313. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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