974  
FXUS01 KWBC 291911  
PMDSPD  
 
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
310 PM EDT MON MAY 29 2023  
 
VALID 00Z TUE MAY 30 2023 - 00Z THU JUN 01 2023  
 
...WIDESPREAD SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED FOR  
LARGE PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL U.S. INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND  
NORTHERN GREAT BASIN...  
 
...SHOWERY CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC  
THROUGH TUESDAY AND DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF FLORIDA  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
...MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPS EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN TIER OF  
THE NATION, WHILE COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPS ACCOMPANY THE SHOWERS  
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE NATION...  
 
THE LARGE SCALE FLOW ACROSS THE LOWER 48 REMAINS FAIRLY BLOCKED  
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, CHARACTERIZED BY A MEAN TROF ACROSS THE  
WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY, ANOTHER TROF FROM THE SOUTHERN  
MID-ATLANTIC INTO THE SOUTHEAST AND A CLOSED UPPER HIGH FROM THE  
GREAT LAKES INTO THE NORTHEAST.  
 
THE MEAN TROF PATTERN ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. WILL SUPPORT  
WIDESPREAD SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS FROM NORTHERN  
CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN, NORTHERN ROCKIES AND  
ACROSS MUCH OF THE PLAINS STATES. ACROSS THESE REGIONS, ISOLATED  
HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH ISOLATED INSTANCES  
OF FLASH FLOODING.  
 
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC, A SLOW MOVING UPPER LOW WILL  
INCH ITS WAY OFFSHORE DURING TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE  
TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC ON  
TUESDAY, BUT AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PUSH OFFSHORE, DRIER  
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THIS UPPER LOW  
MOVING OFFSHORE, ANOTHER UPPER LOW IS EXPECTED TO FORM ACROSS THE  
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY  
LIKELY TO THE EAST OF THIS DEVELOPING UPPER LOW ON WEDNESDAY,  
BRINGING INCREASING RAIN CHANCES FOR CENTRAL TO SOUTH FLORIDA.  
THIS NEW UPPER LOW WILL BE SLOW MOVING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF  
THE WEEK AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND FLORIDA,  
MAINTAINING A WET PATTERN FOR CENTRAL TO SOUTH FLORIDA INTO LATE  
THIS WEEK.  
 
A CLOSED UPPER HIGH WILL REMAIN PARKED ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN  
PORTION OF THE NATION FROM THE GREAT LAKES INTO NEW ENGLAND. DRY  
CONDITIONS AND MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS  
UPPER HIGH WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE  
ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN TIER FROM THE NORTHER PLAINS, THROUGH  
THE UPPER LAKES, NORTHERN NY STATE INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  
COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE  
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHOWERY PATTERN ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.  
AND ALONG THE WEST COAST INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.  
 
ORAVEC  
 
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