High Wind, Aleutian Islands
- When
- January 5, 12:00 AM AST to January 6, 9:00 AM AST
- Where
- Aleutian Islands forecast zone
- Measured
- 66 kt (76 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong northerly winds, gusting as high as 76 mph, were reported in the Dutch Harbor community as cold arctic air, from the southwest Alaska mainland and southeastern Bering Sea, moved across the Island. Winds produced frequent blizzard conditions in blowing snow.