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Often times, debris becomes lodged in a vent like possibly a cigarette pack wrapper etc. This contributes to a/c or vent noise. If the noise does not persist when simply the vent is on, you may have a bad clutch assembly on the compressor.
Change the filter maybe? My old bosses denali was doing the same thing and we changed out the filter cause it was crazy clogged. whistle went right away.