Small Craft Advisory 1079, NWS Anchorage, AK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST FRI DEC 23 2005

.DISCUSSION...

STORM TRACK REMAINS DEPRESSED SOUTH OF LATITUDE 50N. DEEP 945 MB
SURFACE LOW IS SKIRTING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS STORM FORCE WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE LOW IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY FILL AS IT MOVES EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT 72 HOURS
BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY VICINITY COLD BAY EARLY NEXT WEEK. COLD
AIR WILL POUR SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA IN THE WAKE OF THIS
SURFACE LOW UNDER A BROAD NORTH SURFACE FLOW.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INCLUDING THE THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE THIS EVENING WITH SNOW
TAPERING TO FLURRIES.

WEATHER ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA ARE FAIRLY QUIET WITH
THE STORM TRACK WELL TO THE SOUTH. HOWEVER THE UPPER LEVEL WILL
BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY OVER THE WEEKEND ALLOWING MID AND UPPER LEVEL
MOISTURE IN.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 191.
MARINE...GALE    170 171 185 179
         STORM   172 175 176
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY   185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

CAS DEC 05