Small Craft Advisory 88, NWS Anchorage, AK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST TUE JAN 25 2005

.DISCUSSION...
FRONTAL SYSTEM WEAKENING ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ALASKA
PENINSULA INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA LATE THIS MORNING. SURFACE LOW TO
THE SOUTHWEST OF THE PRIBILOFS WILL DRIFT WEST AND FILL OVER THE
COMING 18 HOURS. GRADIENTS ARE BEGINNING TO RELAX WITH SOME AND THE
AIRMASS HAS BEGUN TO DRY OUT SOME IN THE DECREASING VERTICAL MOTION
FIELDS. AIRMASS REMAINS UNSEASONABLY MILD.

NORTHWESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING WITH ARCTIC INTRUSION ACROSS THE
INTERIOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. DOWNWARD VERTICAL MOTION SHOULD DRY THE
AIR ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA CONSIDERABLY THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS IS IN
CONTRAST TO THE MODEL SOLUTIONS FROM MONDAY AND MORE IN LINE WITH
SOLUTIONS FROM THE WEEKEND.

BROAD EAST NORTHEAST FLOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE
BERING BY FRIDAY UNDER MODERATE SURFACE HIGH OVER BENNETT ISLAND.
STORM TRACK EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 14. GALES 5B..6A..6B..8..12A..12B..13A..15.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

CAS JAN 05