![\"GOES-17](\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/191209_goes17_waterVapor_visible_AK_anim.gif\")
<\/a>GOES-17 Low-level (7.3 \u00b5m),<\/em> Mid-level (6.9 \u00b5m)<\/em> and Upper-level (6.2 \u00b5m)<\/em> Water Vapor images, along with “Red” Visible (0.64 \u00b5m)<\/em> images [click to play animation | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector<\/strong><\/a> GOES-17 (GOES-West)<\/em> Low-level Water Vapor (7.3 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>), Mid-level Water Vapor (6.9 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>), Upper-level (6.2 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) Water Vapor and “Red” Visible (0.64 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) images (above)<\/strong><\/em> showed orographic wave clouds and banner clouds associated with strong winds across south-central Alaska on 09 December 2019. These strong winds were associated with flow around a deepening Storm Force low that was moving from the Gulf of Alaska to the Bering Sea (surface analyses<\/strong><\/a>). Downsloping (southeasterly) chinook winds (topography<\/a><\/strong>) caused the air temperature at Anchorage International Airport (PANC) to rise to 51\u00baF<\/a><\/strong>** at 2200 UTC (11:00 am local time) — which set a new record high for the month of December at that site (** the 5-minute ASOS temperatures are reported in \u00baC — and rounding errors caused the converted temperature to be listed as 52\u00baF). McHugh Creek observing station along the Seward Highway south of Potter Marsh reported a wind gust to 113 mph at 8:50am! The High Wind Warning has been adjusted to account for these higher-than-expected gusts. #AKwx<\/a><\/p>\n The warning text can be found here: https:\/\/t.co\/5Jjc11brlj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NWS Anchorage (@NWSAnchorage) December 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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![surface analyses<\/strong><\/a>). Downsloping (southeasterly) chinook winds (topography<\/a><\/strong>) caused the air temperature at Anchorage International Airport (PANC) to rise to 51\u00baF<\/a><\/strong>** at 2200 UTC (11:00 am local time) — which set a new record high for the month of December at that site (** the 5-minute ASOS temperatures are reported in \u00baC — and rounding errors caused the converted temperature to be listed as 52\u00baF).\n<\/p>\n\nMcHugh Creek observing station along the Seward Highway south of Potter Marsh reported a wind gust to 113 mph at 8:50am! The High Wind Warning has been adjusted to account for these higher-than-expected gusts. #AKwx<\/a><\/p>\nThe warning text can be found here: https:\/\/t.co\/5Jjc11brlj<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 NWS Anchorage (@NWSAnchorage) December 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n](\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/191209_surface_analyses_AK_anim.gif\"){kind=link}
![topography<\/a><\/strong>) caused the air temperature at Anchorage International Airport (PANC) to rise to 51\u00baF<\/a><\/strong>** at 2200 UTC (11:00 am local time) — which set a new record high for the month of December at that site (** the 5-minute ASOS temperatures are reported in \u00baC — and rounding errors caused the converted temperature to be listed as 52\u00baF).\n<\/p>\n\nMcHugh Creek observing station along the Seward Highway south of Potter Marsh reported a wind gust to 113 mph at 8:50am! The High Wind Warning has been adjusted to account for these higher-than-expected gusts. #AKwx<\/a><\/p>\nThe warning text can be found here: https:\/\/t.co\/5Jjc11brlj<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 NWS Anchorage (@NWSAnchorage) December 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n](\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/191209_panc_topo.png\"){kind=link}
![51\u00baF<\/a><\/strong>** at 2200 UTC (11:00 am local time) — which set a new record high for the month of December at that site (** the 5-minute ASOS temperatures are reported in \u00baC — and rounding errors caused the converted temperature to be listed as 52\u00baF).\n<\/p>\n\nMcHugh Creek observing station along the Seward Highway south of Potter Marsh reported a wind gust to 113 mph at 8:50am! The High Wind Warning has been adjusted to account for these higher-than-expected gusts. #AKwx<\/a><\/p>\nThe warning text can be found here: https:\/\/t.co\/5Jjc11brlj<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 NWS Anchorage (@NWSAnchorage) December 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n](\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/191209_panc_observations.png\"){kind=link}