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[open logo] Hello everyone, this is meteorologist Dave
Snider at the TV Desk at the Anchorage National Weather Service Forecast office.
[wrn over Alaska] This is a climate outlook for the period covering
December 19 through 24...
[late dec 2013 jet] The storm track through this period will be
crafted by two main pressure centers... a High in the North Pacific close to the West
coast of the lower 48... and Low pressure near the Kamchatka peninsula.
[Temps] When compared with average temperatures for
this period... Colder than average temperatures are expected
across the far eastern interior.
The panhandle will be warm along with the North Slope, Seward Peninsula, West Coast...
even Kodiak island and points along the chain will be looking at above average temperatures.
[avg temps vs sun vs temps]
As always, incoming solar radiation plays a large factor in temperatures. Keep in mind
that this period is the lowest point of the curve... the Winter Solstice occurs on Saturday
the 21st of December at 8:11 Alaska time. With a lack of daylight, the next 2 to 3 months
in Alaska are the coldest of the year.
[Precip] When it comes to precipitation expectations:
Western and northern Alaska will likely see wetter than normal weather... and with the
expected storm track, Southeast may see not only warm conditions but wet weather through
the period.
Keep in mind that Northern Alaska is typically very dry... so just a small amount above normal
looks like a lot on a chart such as this. [impacts]
This pattern will keep most of Alaska away from the main storm track while ushering in
a rather mild airmass from the west... rather than the much colder continental flow from
Northern Canada and the East.
[closing office shots] Remember, this is a broad look at a developing
weather. This information is not meant to be specific... you should continue to monitor
information from the National Weather Service offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau
in the coming days for watches, warnings and advisories. You can do that by going to weather.gov,
using your NOAA weather radio... or tuning into the Alaska Weather show on Alaska Public
or at the youtube address on your screen.
[logo] Let us know what you think about this type
of message in the comments section and share it with your Alaska friends. This is NWS Meteorologist
Dave Snider... thanks for watching.