ALASKA EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 127 PM EDT TUE APR 01 2014 VALID 12Z SAT APR 05 2014 - 12Z WED APR 09 2014 YET ANOTHER FUNDAMENTAL RESHUFFLING OF THE FLOW IS INDICATED AT THE MEDIUM RANGE ACROSS THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND NORTH AMERICA. WHILE CROSS-POLAR FLOW IS A LOWER-PROBABILITY OUTCOME, THE NET RESULT MAY STILL PLACE MUCH OF THE ALASKA REGION UNDER A BLOCKING RIDGE. RECEIVED THE 00Z/01 ECMWF EPS MEAN TOO LATE TO MEANINGFULLY INCORPORATE INTO THIS FORECAST, SO UTILIZED THE NAEFS MEAN FROM THAT DATA CYCLE WITH A LOT OF MANUAL ENHANCEMENT OF ISOBARS AROUND PRESSURE CENTERS. THAT NAEFS MEAN CORRELATED WELL WITH OLDER EUROPEAN CENTRE MEANS--WELL ENOUGH TO ONLY MAKE THE AFOREMENTIONED TWEAKS TO ITS MASS FIELDS. THE USUAL SUSPECTS WILL REMAIN UNDER HIGHER POPS: THE OUTER ALEUTIANS AND THE PANHANDLE. THE INTERIOR LOOKS SEASONABLY MILD. CISCO