Small Craft Advisory 726, NWS Anchorage, AK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT SUN SEP 11 2005

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY DEEP LOW OVER THE BERING SEA (THE REMNANTS OF SUPER TYPHOON
NADI) WILL CONTINUE ITS TREK NORTHWARD TODAY. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE LATER TODAY AS THIS LOW BEGINS TO FILL. THE MAIN BAROCLINIC
FRONTAL BAND FROM THIS STORM IS CURRENTLY STRETCHED FROM COLD BAY
SOUTH/SOUTHWEST DOWN TO ABOUT 30 DEGREES LATITUDE NORTH.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD SPREAD NORTHWARD TODAY AND THE ENTIRE FRONTAL
BAND WILL SLOWLY MOVE WEST TODAY AND REACH SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
TONIGHT. A VERY HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE IS CURRENTLY OVER ALASKA...WITH
FREEZING LEVELS OVER ELEVEN THOUSAND FEET THIS MORNING AT ANCHORAGE
AND KING SALMON. THE FRONT WILL PRESS THE RIDGE DOWN SOMEWHAT...AND
ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY WILL SUPPRESS IT SOME MORE. THIS
WILL OPEN UP THE WESTERLIES FOR THE NEXT STRONG BERING SEA SYSTEM ON
THURSDAY TO HAVE A MORE DIRECT IMPACT ON SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.

WEATHER PICTURE NOT SO CLEAR FOR NEXT WEEKEND AS MODELS BEGIN TO
DIVERGE...BUT MILD TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION LOOKS
LIKE A GOOD BET AS THE MEAN LOW POSITION REMAINS IN THE BERING SEA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 179 180.
         GALE WARNING 160 165 170 171 172 175 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG SEP 05