Forecast Discussions mentioning ACARS, received at FSL on 06/25/99


AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS SEATTLE WA
AFDSEW 230 AM PDT FRI JUN 25 1999

ACARS SOUNDINGS VERIFY WELL WITH 03Z ETA/AVN PER 50H TEMPS HOWEVER 06Z WV IMAGRY SUGGESTS LOW CENTER IS CLOSER TO ETA. NGM TOO COLD/DEEP HENCE DISREGARDING MOS. MINOR DIFFERENCES BTWN ETA/AVN BYD 06Z HOWEVER PREFER SLIGHTLY HIR AMPLITUDE AVN THRU 48HRS SUPPORTED BY REINFORCEMENT OF UPSTREAM JET THAT HELPS DEEPEN TROF THRU THE WEEKEND. THIS STEARS CRUX OF ENERGY SE INTO OR. TIL THEN HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE SCT -SHRA OVR CWA WITH SNOW LVLS LOWERING TO AROUND 4500 FT FRI. PGTSND CONV ZONE SUSTAINING ITSELF TODAY AND DISIPATING THIS EVE AS 85H FLOW DMSHS AND SLY SFC GRADS TAKE OVR. MDLS BLD PSUEDO RIDGE OVR BC SAT - WITH MAIN FLOW S INTO OR...THUS WILL END - SHRA TONIGHT...XCPT CONTINUE SHRA/SHSN OVER MTNS PER ABOVE. LIKE IDEA OF MDLS DIGGING TROF WITH INCRG UPSTREAM JET SAT/SUN...HENCE KEEPING ENERGY CRUX ENERGY/MSTR IN OR SAT NIGHT. AS OVERALL TROF PULLS OUT SUN LOOKS LIKE LIKE JUST WK INSTBY SHOWERS WILL DRAG ACROSS CWA SUN...AMTS MNML IN NWLY FLOW. REGARDING 48-60 HR AVN...CAN'T BELIEVE MOTHER NATURE WILL VERIFY SUCH A SOLN - AS VORT MAX ASSCD WITH ALEUTIAN LOW JUMPS TRACKS FM NRN TO SRN BRANCH AND STRENGTHENS OVR VRISL SAT NIGHT. XPCT SOME DEGREE OF INSTBY AS TROF MOVES OVERHEAD - YET THAT SEEMS OVERDONE. .XTND...NO NEW GUIDANCE...AND GIVEN VARIABILITY IN MDLS PAST COUPLE DAYS...HAVE LITTLE CONFIDENCES IN LONGER RANGE...HENCE NO LOGIC IN MAKING CHANGES. MAQ.

SEA 431 OLM 431 UIL 621

.KATX...VCP21/CSR21...OPERATIONAL.

.SEW...SCA STRAIT.