Gale Warning 523, NWS Anchorage, AK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1200 PM ADT THU MAY 5 2005

.DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS AND FORECAST TRENDS REASONABLE.
TROUGH CONTAINING A 990 MB CENTER SOUTH OF THE AK PEN AND A CENTER
NEAR COLD BAY SLIPS SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS WITH UPPER
CENTER. FRONTAL ZONE EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO OVER KODIAK
ISLAND SHOULD SLOWLY WEAKEN...HOWEVER PRECIPITATION WILL BE SLOW TO
CLEAR AS FRONT REMAINS QUAISTATIONARY. PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS SYSTEM OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BE MAINLY CONIFINED TO THE WESTERN
GULF COAST AND SOUTHEAST EXPOSURES. PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
WILL BE PUSHED WEST AS HIGH PRESSSURE BUILDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST FRI AND SAT. NORTHERLY GALES OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY
WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE LOW COMPLEX TO EAST SLOWLY WEAKENS AND
DRIFTS SOUTHEAST. SOUTHEAST TO NORTHEAST GALES LIKELY OVER THE
WESTERN GULF TONIGHT SHOULD DIMINISH FRI AFTERNOON AND THE GRADIENT
RELAXES.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES: 3A,3B,3C, AND 12A(DIMINISHING).
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC MAY 05