ALASKA EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 107 PM EST THU JAN 08 2015 VALID 12Z MON JAN 12 2015 - 12Z FRI JAN 16 2015 WHERE THE 00Z/08 GFS DIFFERED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE ECMWF WITH THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTAL CYCLONES ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND NORTH PACIFIC AT THE MEDIUM RANGE, THE PARALLEL GFS CORRELATED NICELY. THE FAIRLY ROBUST AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE 00Z/08 ECMWF AND PARALLEL GFS PREPOSSESSES AT LEAST A MODEST BLENDING OF THE ECMWF WITH ITS STABLE ATTENDANT ENSEMBLE MEAN THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. ARCTIC AIR MAKES SOME INROADS INTO THE INTERIOR MID PERIOD, WITH THE PRIMARY STORM TRACK WELL SOUTH OF THE MAINLAND COAST. CISCO