ALASKA EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 215 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015 VALID 12Z WED JUN 24 2015 - 12Z SUN JUN 28 2015 THE GUIDANCE IS SHOWING BETTER THAN AVERAGE AGREEMENT ACROSS/NEAR ALASKA BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND NEXT SUNDAY. EARLY ON -- WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY -- USED A COMPROMISE OF THE 00Z ECMWF AND 06Z GFS. THEREAFTER, THE 06Z GFS BROUGHT A SHARP MID-LEVEL SHARP ACROSS AK. BASED ON THE OTHER DETERMINISTIC AND ENSEMBLE MEAN GUIDANCE, ITS SOLUTION LOOKED TOO AGGRESSIVE. TO ACCOUNT FOR THE OFF CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING -- A WEAK VERSION WAS ALSO SEEN IN THE 06Z GEFS MEAN, 12Z GFS, AND 00Z CANADIAN SOLUTIONS -- USED A DECREASING PERCENTAGE OF THE 06Z GFS WITH TIME BETWEEN FRIDAY AND NEXT SUNDAY AND INCREASING AMOUNTS OF THE 00Z ECMWF/06Z GEFS ENSEMBLE MEAN SOLUTIONS. THE 00Z ECMWF ADVERTISED QUESTIONABLE SOLUTIONS WITH OCCLUDED CYCLONES SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND DID NOT APPEAR USEFUL BEYOND THURSDAY USING THE MEANS AS A GUIDE. DESPITE A REASONABLE SOLUTION ALOFT, THE 00Z CANADIAN SURFACE PATTERN WAS UNALIGNED WITH THE ENSEMBLE MEAN SOLUTIONS. WEATHER-WISE, IT LOOKS QUITE WARM/SUMMER-LIKE ACROSS AK WITH HIGHS AS ELEVATED AS THE UPPER 80S ON WEDNESDAY. THE HEAT AND DRYNESS IS OF NO HELP TO CURRENT FIRE WEATHER DANGER ACROSS THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE NORTH STAR STATE.AS RIDGING ALOFT WEAKENS WITH TIME, THE HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD TREND DOWNWARD AS WELL. THE EXPECTED STORM TRACK SHOULD RESTRICT THE BEST CHANCES OF RAIN TO AREAS ALONG THE NORTH SLOPE AND NEAR THE SOUTHERN COAST. ROTH