FXAK68 PAFC 300629
AFDAFC

SOUTH/SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
900 PM AST WED OCT 29 2003

.DISCUSSION...HEMISPHERIC PATTERN HAS UPPER HIGH OVER AK WEAKENING
SUN AS LONG WAVE TROFF PUSHES ANOTHER STRONG LOW INTO EASTERN BERING.
ANCHOR WAVE REMAINS OVER FAR EAST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PATTERN
EXPECTED.

ETA AND AVN 00Z RUNS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE SCARY. LOW IN EASTERN BERING
WEAKENS AS IT MOVES NORTH. NEXT SYSTEM OVER KAMCHATKA AT 24 HR MOVES
INTO WESTERN BERING FRI AND BREAKS OFF TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF
SHEMYA SAT. HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS SOUTH OF GULF OF AK WITH RIDGE
EXTENDING OVER NORTH GULF COAST INTO INTERIOR.

ON THE LOCAL SCALES TONIGHT STRONG WINDS ALONG AK PEN AND SOUTHWEST
COAST. AMENDED FORECASTS TO INCREASE GUSTS. INVERSION SETTING UP IN
PANC AREA AS STRONGER WINDS STAYING AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOME FOG IN
PAAQ. LOWERED TEMPS AROUND THE AREA FOR TONIGHT. 

.AFC...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE. 
MARINE...GALES 3A 3B3C 5A 5B 6A 6B 8 12A 15.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

KAC OCT 03