Small Craft Advisory 141, NWS Anchorage, AK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1200 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

.DISCUSSION...REALLY BUSY TODAY AS COLD AIR MOVING UP COOK INLET IS
CHANGING RAIN TO SNOW...FOG AT BETHEL AND WINDY ACROSS THE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS...WHEW. EXCELLENT SUPPORT FROM THE FIELD. THANK YOU.

INTERESTING BRIGHT BAND FREEZING LEVEL ON PAHG RADAR SHOWING COLD
ADVECTION MOVING IN THIS MORNING.

HIGH PRESSURE OMEGA BLOCK BUILDING OVER CENTRAL ALASKA EARLY THIS
WEEK AS MONSTER LOWS MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING. GENERAL 3 WAVE
PATTERN HOLDS THROUGH 240 HOURS KEEPING THE OMEGA BLOCK RIGHT OVER
AK. OMEGA BLOCKS ARE HARD TO FORM BUT THIS LOOKS PRETTY GOOD AS DEEP
COLD AIR MOVES OVER HUDSON BAY AND KAMCHATKA TO SUPPORT THE BLOCK.

SHORT TERM HIGH WIND WATCHES AND BLIZZARD WARNING IN ALU DOMAIN
SUPPORTED BY LOTS OF PRESSURE FALLING RAPIDLY REMARKS OUT THERE.
FORECASTERS USING A COMBINATION OF MODELS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155. HIGH WIND WATCH 181 AND 185.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 172.
         STORMS 155 165 170 171 175 179 180 185.
         GALES 120 130 132 138 150 160 176.

AFC FEB 06