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NOAA Photo Library Image - wea04293

Williwaw blowing in Pavlof Islands - enough to uncurl one's hair. Williwaws are downslope katabatic winds that sometimes attain velocities over 100 mph.

Image ID: wea04293, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection
Location: Alaska, Pavlof Islands
Photo Date: 2010
Photographer: Jenny Thacker, NOAA/NOS/OCS


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