Small Craft Advisory 554, NWS Anchorage, AK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT FRI JUN 23 2006

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY
SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR KAMCHATKA MOVES INTO THE WESTERN
BERING. CONTINUED STRATUS AND FOG FOR EASTERN BERING WITH A FRONT
MOVING THROUGH WESTERN BERING SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO CENTRAL BERING
ON SUNDAY.  CONTINUED LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ALONG COASTAL ZONES OF
SOUTHWEST AK THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

MODELS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT ON GULF OF AK LOW THROUGH 36 HOURS.
GFS MOVES IT FURTHER NORTH THAN AK-ETA AFTER THIS PERIOD.
FORTUNATELY BOTH MODELS INDICATE A WEAKENING OF THIS SYSTEM THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.  CONTINUED WIDESPREAD CLOUDS OVER THE GULF WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS. INLAND...NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST FRONT ACROSS THE
STATE SHOULD WEAKEN ON SATURDAY.  VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS IS PROBABLY A REASONABLE ESTIMATE FOR SOUTHCENTRAL OVER THE
WEEKEND.

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

 JUN 06