455  
FXUS01 KWBC 120825  
PMDSPD  
 
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
424 AM EDT TUE SEP 12 2023  
 
VALID 12Z TUE SEP 12 2023 - 12Z THU SEP 14 2023  
 
...COOL, WET WEATHER WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING POSSIBLE  
ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN PLAINS...  
 
...MORE HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLOODING EXPECTED ACROSS THE  
NORTHEAST....  
 
...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ALONG THE  
EAST COAST...  
 
COOL, WET WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE SOUTHERN  
PLAINS, WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND FLOODING POSSIBLE.  
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SINK SOUTH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN  
PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY. MEANWHILE, INCREASING  
MOISTURE, INCLUDING REMNANT MOISTURE FROM WHAT WAS TROPICAL  
CYCLONE JOVA, IS EXPECTED TO INTERACT WITH A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER  
LEVEL DISTURBANCES TO SUPPORT SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT  
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MIDWEEK. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY  
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS, WITH FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE,  
ESPECIALLY IN VULNERABLE AREAS WHERE RAPID RUNOFF IS LIKELY. A  
GREATER THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING IS  
EXPECTED TO CENTER OVER SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN NEW  
MEXICO TODAY, BEFORE SHIFTING FARTHER EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH  
PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
MEANWHILE, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ALONG THE LEADING  
EDGE OF THE COOLER AIR AS IT ADVANCES FROM THE MIDWEST INTO THE  
EASTERN U.S. AS SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE BEGINS TO SURGE NORTH AHEAD  
OF THE FRONT, THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN IS FORECAST TO INCREASE AS  
IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHEAST BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND CONTINUING  
INTO WEDNESDAY. HEAVY RAINS THAT DO OCCUR MAY PRODUCE FLOODING,  
ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS IMPACTED BY HEAVY AMOUNTS EARLIER THIS  
WEEK.  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN BEHIND THE FRONT, WITH DRY CONDITIONS  
EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.  
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST, TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO  
DROP NEAR FREEZING WEDNESDAY MORNING -- PROMPTING FROST ADVISORIES  
FOR PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.  
 
ALTHOUGH HURRICANE LEE REMAINS WELL OFFSHORE, DANGEROUS SURF AND  
RIP CURRENTS ARE IMPACTING PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.  
COAST. AS THE STORM TURNS NORTH, THESE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO  
SPREAD NORTHWARD ALONG MUCH OF THE EAST COAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE  
OF DAYS.  
 
PEREIRA  
 
GRAPHICS AVAILABLE AT  
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