ALASKA EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 227 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2014 VALID 12Z WED SEP 10 2014 - 12Z SUN SEP 14 2014 ...ANOTHER MAJOR STORM FOR THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA... THE MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THAT THE STRONG CYCLONE AFFECTING THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ALASKA REGION AT THE SHORT RANGE WILL FILL AND BECOME A PLACEHOLDER OF SORTS FOR WHAT MAY WELL BE A MORE SAVAGE STORM NEXT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE 00Z/06 ECMWF AND THE 12Z/06 GFS COULD BE TWINS IN THEIR PROGNOSTICATION OF A HYBRID SYSTEM--ONE-PART BAROCLINIC, ONE-PART INCORPORATION OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE NEWLY-FORMED SOUTH OF JAPAN THIS MORNING. ONLINE COORDINATION WITH THE FAIRBANKS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE RESULTED IN THE DECISION TO GO WITH A DETERMINISTIC FORECAST DAYS 4 THROUGH 8, WHICH SHOULD BEST PRESERVE THE WINDS AND PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWERHOUSE STORM. PERFECT PROG--IN THIS CASE THE 00Z/06 ECMWF--WOULD IMPLY STORM-FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE INNER ALEUTIANS AND EASTERN BERING SEA, WITH GUSTS WELL PAST HURRICANE FORCE OVER THE VOLCANIC PEAKS OF THE ISLAND CHAIN. THE ECMWF QPF FOR THE PERIOD ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AND EXTENDING ALONG THE PENINSULA IS IN THE 3-6" RANGE. CISCO