667  
FXUS01 KWBC 040729  
PMDSPD  
 
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
329 AM EDT MON SEP 04 2023  
 
VALID 12Z MON SEP 04 2023 - 12Z WED SEP 06 2023  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE PARTS OF  
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES/NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS ON MONDAY...  
 
...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF  
THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...  
 
...THERE ARE HEAT ADVISORIES OVER PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI  
VALLEY AND NORTHEAST ON MONDAY...  
 
A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES/NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS WILL MOVE  
TO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY WEDNESDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL CREATE  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN  
MONTANA, NORTHERN WYOMING, SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA, AND  
NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THEREFORE, THE WPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT  
RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF  
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES/NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.  
THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL CREATE MAINLY LOCALIZED AREAS OF  
FLASH FLOODING, WITH URBAN AREAS, ROADS, SMALL STREAMS, NARROW  
CRAYONS/GULLIES, AND BURN SCARS THE MOST VULNERABLE.  
 
FURTHERMORE, THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND SEVERE  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING, SOUTHERN NORTH  
DAKOTA, AND NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THEREFORE, THE SPC HAS  
ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE  
NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED  
WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, SEVERE  
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS, HAIL, AND A MINIMAL THREAT OF TORNADOES.  
 
ON TUESDAY, THE THREAT OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL DECREASES SLIGHTLY  
OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST. AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD, SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS  
OF NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA, A LARGE PORTION OF NORTH DAKOTA,  
NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. THEREFORE, THE WPC  
HAS ISSUED A MARGINAL RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE  
NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FROM TUESDAY INTO  
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN WILL CREATE  
LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING, AFFECTING AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE  
RAPID RUNOFF WITH HEAVY RAIN.  
 
HOWEVER, THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES AS THE FRONT  
PRODUCES SHOWERS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH-CENTRAL IOWA,  
SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA, AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. THEREFORE, THE  
SPC HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE  
UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FREQUENT  
LIGHTNING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS, HAIL, AND A FEW  
TORNADOES. IN ADDITION, BY WEDNESDAY MORNING, SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXTEND FROM THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, GREAT  
LAKES, AND OHIO VALLEY TO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE  
SOUTHERN PLAINS.  
 
MEANWHILE, UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL AID IN  
CREATING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE LOWER  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND WESTERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY INTO TUESDAY  
EVENING.  
 
FURTHERMORE, UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI  
VALLEY, GREAT LAKES, AND OHIO VALLEY WILL PROMOTE HOT  
TEMPERATURES, PROMPTING HEAT ADVISORIES OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI  
VALLEY ON MONDAY. HEAT ADVISORIES ALSO CREEP INTO THE NORTHEAST AS  
PART OF THE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE CREEPS INTO THE NORTHEAST. HOT  
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC ON MONDAY. ON  
TUESDAY, THE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING WILL MOVE OVER THE  
NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANTIC, ALLOWING HOT TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE OVER  
THE AREA.  
 
ZIEGENFELDER  
 
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