Small Craft Advisory 1031, NWS Anchorage, AK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005

.DISCUSSION...
STORM IN EASTERN BERING SEA SLOWLY DISSIPATING AND SHOULD BE MOVING
UP THE KUSKO VALLEY TODAY.  LOOKS LIKE WARM TEMPERATURES OVER WEST
AND SOUTHCENTRAL TO REMAIN A DAY LONGER...STARTING TO COOL IN THE
WEST ON SATURDAY AND AND POSSIBLY SUNDAY IN SOUTHCENTRAL.

THE SYSTEM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK APPEARS TO BE HEADED FOR PWS FRIDAY
NIGHT. BOTH GFS AND UKMET HAVE PRESSURE 6-8 MB DEEPER THAN ETA...THE
FORMER MODELS APPEAR TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON IT. SATELLITE IMAGERY
INDICATES THAT THE FRONT IS WELL OCCLUDED.  WOULD EXPECT RAIN AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS ACROSS NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHCENTRAL AS THIS
SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE FRIDAY NIGHT.  SNOWLINE IN THE 2000 TO 3000 FT
LEVEL NEAR THE COAST...LOWERING TO 1500 FT INLAND.

BRIEF PERIODS (6-8 HOURS) OF STRONGER WINDS AT KODIAK THIS MORNING
AND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS MORNING BUT SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE
MOVING NORTHWARD RAPIDLY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...SEE ZONE PACKAGE
MARINE...SEE PACKAGE FOR DETAILS
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

DEC 05