Small Craft Advisory 1092, NWS Anchorage, AK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AST TUE DEC 27 2005

.DISCUSSION...A 958 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY
WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS IT REMAINS IN THE WESTERN GULF. THIS LOW
WILL THEN QUICKLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THURSDAY OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS
AREA. A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WEDNESDAY WILL STRENGTHEN JUST SOUTH
OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY. THIS LOW WILL PROBABLY FOLLOW THE
SAME PATTERN AS THE LOW THAT IS IN THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON.

OUT WEST ALONG THE ALEUTIANS A SERIES OF WEAK TO MODERATE LOWS WILL
SKIRT JUST SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK. EXPECT
PERIODS OF SHOWERS TO PERSIST WITH THIS PATTERN.

UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE UPPER LEVELS OVER
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THE JET STREAM IS AND WILL REMAIN WELL
SOUTH OF ALASKA THROUGH THAT TIME PERIOD. THE ONLY IMPACT IT WILL
HAVE ON SOUTHERN ALASKA IS THAT IT WILL ENHANCE A LOW DEVELOPING JUST
SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY AS THIS LOW WILL LIE IN THE
UPPER LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE JET MAXIMUM AT THAT TIME.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SEE CURRENT MARINE PACKAGE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

DEC 05