Alaska Extended Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 520 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 Valid 12Z Tue Jun 18 2024 - 12Z Sat Jun 22 2024 ...Overview, Guidance Evaluation, & Preferences... Ridging aloft manages to maintain itself across interior AK as a cold low swipes northwest AK before retrograding. The main storm track remains south of AK, although a cyclone nears the AK Panhandle towards the end of next week. The guidance showed good agreement. The pressures, winds, and QPF were a blend of the 12z deterministic guidance with increasing amounts of the 00z ECMWF and 12z NAEFS means with time. The remainder of the grids heavily relied upon the 19z NBM. ...Weather/Hazards Highlights... Winds to 30 knots/35 mph at times across the Aleutians, AK Peninsula, the North Slope, and the west coast. Precipitation chances/amounts are highest near topography, and should be convective in nature. Precipitation amounts are expected to be modest. High temperatures are forecast to range from the upper 30Fs in the North Slope, 40Fs in the Aleutians, the 50Fs along the south-central AK coast, 60Fs in the AK Panhandle, and the 70Fs/near 80F at times across the interior. Low temperatures are expected to dip below freezing across the North Slope and the higher terrain of south-central and southeast AK. Roth Additional 3-7 Day Hazard Information can be found on the WPC medium range hazards outlook chart at: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/threats/threats.php WPC medium range Alaskan products including 500mb, surface fronts/pressures progs and sensible weather grids can also be found at: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/alaska/ak_5dayfcst500_wbg.gif https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/alaska/akmedr.shtml https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/alaska/ak_5km_gridsbody.html