805  
FXUS01 KWBC 230804  
PMDSPD  
 
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
403 AM EDT FRI JUN 23 2023  
 
VALID 12Z FRI JUN 23 2023 - 12Z SUN JUN 25 2023  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE  
NORTHERN ROCKIES, NORTHERN PLAINS, AND INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI  
VALLEY BY SATURDAY, AND A SECOND AREA OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE  
ON FRIDAY...  
 
...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF  
THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS ON FRIDAY AND A SLIGHT RISK OF  
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON SATURDAY...  
 
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES OVER SOUTHERN  
TEXAS...  
 
A FRONT OVER THE PARTS OF THE GREAT BASIN TO THE UPPER GREAT  
LAKES, UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER PARTS OF MONTANA, WYOMING, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND  
NEBRASKA. THEREFORE, THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A  
SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN  
ROCKIES, NORTHERN PLAINS, AND CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL CREATE MAINLY LOCALIZED  
AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING, WITH URBAN AREAS, ROADS, AND SMALL  
STREAMS THE MOST VULNERABLE.  
 
FURTHERMORE, A SECOND AREA OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL DEVELOP OVER  
PARTS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND GEORGIA ASSOCIATED WITH A  
STALLED FRONT. THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK OF  
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE EASTERN GULF COAST/SOUTHEAST  
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL CREATE  
MAINLY LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING, WITH URBAN AREAS, ROADS,  
AND SMALL STREAMS THE MOST VULNERABLE.  
 
MOREOVER, THE FRONT OVER PARTS OF WYOMING, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND  
NEBRASKA WILL CREATE SHOWERS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE  
AREA. THEREFORE, THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, THE SPC HAS ISSUED AN  
ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE  
NORTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND  
GUSTS, HAIL, AND A FEW TORNADOES. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A THREAT  
OF TWO-INCH OR GREATER HAIL AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS OF  
65 KNOTS OR GREATER OVER PARTS OF THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING.  
 
FURTHERMORE, A DRYLINE AND HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT AIR WILL PRODUCE  
SHOWERS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE TEXAS  
PANHANDLE. THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING. THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE  
FREQUENT LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS, HAIL, AND A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
 
IN ADDITION, THE THREAT OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ENDS OVER FLORIDA ON  
SATURDAY. HOWEVER, THE THREAT CONTINUES OVER NORTH DAKOTA AND  
MINNESOTA AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD. THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS  
ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE  
NORTHERN PLAINS AND THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FROM 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.  
 
FURTHER, THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES OVER PARTS  
OF IOWA AND MISSOURI. THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK  
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE UPPER/MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI  
VALLEY FROM SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE HAZARDS  
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, SEVERE  
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS, HAIL, AND A FEW TORNADOES.  
 
MEANWHILE, AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW OVER THE OHIO VALLEY MOVES SLOWLY  
NORTHEASTWARD AND WEAKENS BY SUNDAY. THE ENERGY, WEAK FRONT, AND  
DEEP MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF  
THE GREAT LAKES, OHIO VALLEY, MID-ATLANTIC, CENTRAL APPALACHIANS,  
AND NORTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY, THE ENERGY WILL  
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE  
NORTHEAST, LOWER GREAT LAKES, OHIO VALLEY, CENTRAL APPALACHIANS,  
AND MID-ATLANTIC. ADDITIONALLY, UPPER-LEVEL IMPULSES WILL TRIGGER  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF CALIFORNIA AND  
THE GREAT BASIN ON FRIDAY AND OVER PARTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST  
ON SATURDAY.  
 
FURTHERMORE, AN UPPER-LEVEL HIGH OVER NORTHERN MEXICO, WESTERN  
TEXAS, AND NEW MEXICO, ALONG WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AND  
TEMPERATURES NOT COOLING OFF MUCH OVERNIGHT, HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO  
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES OVER SOUTHERN/WESTERN  
TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO.  
 
ZIEGENFELDER  
 
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