717  
FXUS04 KWBC 291839  
QPFPFD  
 
QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
239 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2018  
 
PRELIM DAY 1 QPF DISCUSSION  
VALID MAY 30/0000 UTC THRU MAY 31/0000 UTC  
REFERENCE AWIPS GRAPHICS UNDER...PRECIP ACCUM - 24HR  
 
DAY 1  
 
...ALBERTO / SOUTHEAST U.S. / OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS/ SOUTHERN  
APPALACHIANS...  
 
BASED ON THE CONSENSUS OF THE 12Z HI-RES MODELS, MADE AN EASTWARD  
ADJUSTMENT TO THE ANTICIPATED AXIS OF HEAVIER AMOUNTS NEAR THE  
TRACK OF THE CENTER. THERE REMAINS A GOOD SIGNAL FOR 1-2 INCH,  
WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS NEAR THE TRACK OF THE CENTER,  
ESPECIALLY EARLY IN THE PERIOD AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS WESTERN  
TENNESSEE INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY THIS EVENING. FURTHER TO THE  
SOUTH, THERE IS STILL A GOOD INDICATION AS WELL FOR ADDITIONAL  
LOCALLY HEAVY AMOUNTS ALONG THE TRAILING INFLOW AXIS ACROSS  
ALABAMA, AS WELL AS INTO THE UPSLOPE REGIONS OF THE SOUTHERN  
APPALACHIANS EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN GEORGIA TO SOUTHWEST  
VIRGINIA. THE HREF MEAN WAS UTILIZED AS A STARTING POINT FOR WPC  
QPF ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION.  
   
..EASTERN KANSAS AND CENTRAL TO EASTERN OKLAHOMA
 
 
STILL A GOOD MODEL SIGNAL FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT TO PRODUCE  
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TOTALS AS A PROGRESSIVE SHORTWAVE TROUGH  
MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. BASED ON THE  
CONSENSUS OF THE HI-RES MODELS, ADJUSTED THE AXIS OF HEAVIER  
AMOUNTS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEASTERN  
OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON-EVENING. HERE ALSO, WPC QPF UTILIZED THE  
HREF MEAN AS A STARTING POINT.  
   
..NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST
 
 
A NEGATIVELY-TILTED TROUGH COMPRISED OF AN UPPER LOW LIFTING OUT  
OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND SHORTWAVE ENERGY EMANATING FROM  
THE CENTRAL PLAINS IS EXPECTED TO PIVOT ACROSS THE DAKOTAS AND  
NEBRASKA INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON WED. DEEP  
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO TAP SOME OF  
THE DEEP MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH ALBERTO, SUPPORTING THE  
DEVELOPMENT OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE UPPER  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DURING THE AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS, WITH  
LIGHTER AMOUNTS FURTHER TO THE WEST IN A DEVELOPING DEFORMATION  
ZONE BACK ACROSS THE DAKOTAS.  
 
PEREIRA  
 

 
 
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