Chinook and Foehn Wind in The United States
Chinooks are generally called foehn winds by meteorologists and climatologists, and, regardless of name, can occur in most places on the leeward side of a nearby mountain range. They are called "Chinook winds" throughout most of western North America, particularly the Rocky Mountain region. Montana, in particular, has a significant amount of Chinook winds across much of the state during the winter months, but particularly coming off of the Rocky Mountain Front in the northern and west-central areas of the state.
One such wind occurs in the Cook Inlet region in Alaska as air moves over the Chugach Mountains between Prince William Sound and Portage Glacier. Anchorage residents often believe the warm winds which melt snow and leave their streets slushy and muddy are a midwinter gift from Hawaii, following a common mistake that the warm winds come from the same place as the similar winds near the coasts in southern British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon.
Chinooks also occur in Colorado, especially near Denver, where winds blowing over the Rocky Mountain Front Range have raised winter temperatures from below freezing to around 50°F (10°C) in just a few hours. Chinook winds also occur in and around other cities in the Rocky Mountain states, including Billings, Salt Lake City and Albuquerque.
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