Small Craft Advisory 370, NWS Anchorage, AK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1200 PM ADT THU APR 28 2005

.DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS AND FORECAST REASONABLE. WARM AND
RELATIVELY DRY WEATHER WILL LIKELY HOLD INTO THE WEEKEND OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA. TEMPS WILL HOWEVER COOL SOME FRI AND SAT WITH 850 MB
COLD ADVECTION. MAIN FIRE WEATHER CONCERN TODAY WILL BE OVER THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY WITH GUSTING NE WINDS. THREAT SHOULD END TONIGHT AS
MAINLAND RIDGE STARTS SLIPPING WEST AND PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA SHOULD CONTINUE ON THE DRY SIDE WITH GENERAL
OFFSHORE FLOW. EXPECT COASTAL DELTA WILL SEE SOME STRATUS WITH LIGHT
ONSHORE FLOW TONIGHT AND FRI. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING
SEA INTO THE WEEKEND AND SETS UP A NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AK PEN AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...ICE JAM FLOOD WARNING ZONE 161.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING ZONE 111.

RMC APR 05