It was warm (-5dC) and calm day in interior! But I heard Nome, Barrow are middle of heavy blizzard!

You see this jet stream 300mb map (http://squall.sfsu.edu/crws/jetstream.html). Bering straight to Barrow is middle of main jet stream! It slowly shifting to east that will affect Fairbanks soon!

AVHRR image at Bering straight. it looks sea ice cracked by strong wind at Chukotka, St. Lawrence Island.

The other hand, cold air down to the ocean at  Southeast of Alaska