ALASKA EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 132 PM EST WED JAN 01 2014 VALID 12Z SUN JAN 05 2014 - 12Z THU JAN 09 2014 THE 00Z/01 ECMWF HAS STAYED THE COURSE FROM ITS 00Z/31 RUN--WHICH INFORMED YESTERDAY'S PRODUCT SUITE--INDICATING THE PASSAGE OF SEVERAL ENERGETIC CYCLONES TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND MAINLAND COAST AT THE MEDIUM RANGE. THE STORM TRACK LEADS INTO THE PANHANDLE, WHICH SHOULD BE THE WETTEST AREA OF THE STATE. UPDATED THE GRIDS WITH THE 00Z/01 ECMWF, WHICH RESULTED IN ONLY MINOR CHANGES TO THE TIMING AND POSITION OF THE SURFACE LOWS. THE GFS/GEFS MEANS ARE STILL UNSEASONABLY FAR NORTH WITH THE BULK OF THE CYCLONIC FLOW--OVER THE BERING SEA. AGAIN, THE USE OF THE DETERMINISTIC ECMWF SHOULD GIVE THE WIND FIELDS MUCH MORE DEFINITION THAN THE ENSEMBLE MEANS--THE ECENS VERSIONS WITH WHICH THE ECMWF IS WELL CORRELATED. CISCO