Small Craft Advisory 75, NWS Anchorage, AK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006

.DISCUSSION...
THE LONG WAVE TROUGH CONTINUES BUILD IN OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
STATE.  THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE
DRIFTING WESTWARD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

ALL MODEL ARE VERY SIMILAR AND INITIALIZED FAIRLY WELL.  THE LOW IN
THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE TODAY.
 WHILE OUT WEST A FRONT FROM A DEEP LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
WILL PASS THROUGH THE BERING DEVELOPING A SERIES OF LOWS ALONG IT
MOVES NORTH AND EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN STRONG EASTERLY
WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

DRY AIR AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL OVER ALL INTERIOR ZONES WITH NEAR
RECORD BREAKING LOWS IN THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE. THE COLD AIR WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEK.

STORMS FORCE WIND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AS A SERIES OF LOWS ROTATE AROUND THE MAIN LOW
LOCATED NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA RESULTING IN TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENTS OVER MOST OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING AREAS

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...
MARINE...STORMS 170 172 175.
         GALES  121 129 130 155 171 176 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JAN 06