214  
FXUS01 KWBC 030731  
PMDSPD  
 
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
330 AM EDT SAT JUN 03 2023  
 
VALID 12Z SAT JUN 03 2023 - 12Z MON JUN 05 2023  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE  
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND A SECOND AREA OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN  
ROCKIES/HIGH PLAINS ON SATURDAY...  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE  
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS ON SUNDAY...  
 
...TROPICAL STORM ARLENE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE  
SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARDS CUBA...  
 
A BROAD UNORGANIZED UPPER-LEVEL LOW OVER THE ROCKIES WILL SLOWLY  
WEAKEN BY MONDAY MORNING. IN CONTRAST, AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OVER  
THE UPPER MIDWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL CANADA WILL SLOWLY MOVE  
WESTWARD TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY WILL DRAW  
MOISTURE NORTHWARD OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND THE UPPER-LEVEL  
HIGH WILL STEER THE MOISTURE INTO THE HIGH PLAINS. THE MOISTURE  
WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, CREATING HEAVY RAIN OVER  
PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A  
SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH  
PLAINS ON SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN  
WILL CREATE MAINLY LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING, WITH URBAN  
AREAS, ROADS, AND SMALL STREAMS THE MOST VULNERABLE. IN ADDITION,  
A SECOND AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS  
OF MONTANA AND WYOMING. THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT  
RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN  
ROCKIES/NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS ON SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE  
ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL CREATE MAINLY LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH  
FLOODING, WITH URBAN AREAS, ROADS, AND SMALL STREAMS THE MOST  
VULNERABLE.  
 
FURTHERMORE, WEAK UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY EXTENDING FROM THE GREAT  
LAKES TO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS WILL CREATE SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE OHIO VALLEY, CENTRAL APPALACHIANS,  
AND THE MID-ATLANTIC DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON SATURDAY INTO LATE  
SATURDAY NIGHT.  
 
ON SUNDAY, THE THREAT OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES AS SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP OVER NORTHWESTERN TEXAS. THEREFORE, THE  
WPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF  
THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS FROM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE  
ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL CREATE MAINLY LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH  
FLOODING, WITH URBAN AREAS, ROADS, AND SMALL STREAMS THE MOST  
VULNERABLE. FURTHERMORE, THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE  
OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES, CREATING LIGHT TO MODERATE  
RAIN OVER THE AREA.  
 
ELSEWHERE, UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY MOVING SOUTHWARD OVER NEW ENGLAND  
WILL TRIGGER RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.  
ADDITIONALLY, TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER FLORIDA WILL CREATE SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE STATE THROUGH MONDAY. FURTHER, TROPICAL  
STORM ARLENE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE  
SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARDS CUBA AND DISSIPATE BY MONDAY.  
 
ZIEGENFELDER  
 
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