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FXUS01 KWBC 060602
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
202 AM EDT MON APR 06 2026
VALID 12Z MON APR 06 2026 - 12Z WED APR 08 2026
...CHANCES FOR HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
...CHANCES FOR WINTRY MIX OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE GREAT
LAKES AND NORTHEAST...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS...
MUCH OF THE COLD FRONT THAT HAS BEEN BRINGING SOME ACTIVE WEATHER
ACROSS THE EAST COAST WILL PUSH OFFSHORE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
LINGERING SLOW MOVING/STATIONARY FRONT THAT SITS ACROSS THE GULF
INTO FLORIDA. THIS WILL BRING CHANCES FOR HEAVY RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE
COMBINATION OF MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS AND INSTABILITY OVER THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA. THIS WILL POSE A MARGINAL RISK FOR EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING OVER PARTS OF FLORIDA.
OVER NORTHERN U.S., A COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ON
MONDAY, BRINGING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY WINDS OVER
THE GREAT LAKES INTO THE NORTHEAST. AS THE COLD AIR MASS COMBINES
WITH THE MOISTURE AND LAKE SNOW EFFECT TAKES PLACE, CHANCES FOR
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW INCREASES OVER THE GREAT LAKES. THE FRONT
ADVANCES EASTWARD BRINGING CHANCES FOR SNOW SHOWERS OVER NEW
ENGLAND BEFORE IT EXITS THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY AND IS REPLACED
WITH DRIER CONDITIONS FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM.
OVER TO THE WEST, SEVERAL SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
SOUTHWEST AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST, BRINGING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF OREGON AND OVER NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA,
AND UTAH ON MONDAY AND WILL MOVE EASTWARD OVER INTO THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES ON TUESDAY. IN ADDITION, A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL DROP INTO
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST/NORTHERN ROCKIES ON MONDAY AND WILL STRETCH
ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL U.S. INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC. THIS FRONT WILL
BRING CHANCES FOR A CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW/WINTRY MIX LATE
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY OVER THE MISSOURI VALLEY/CORN BELT. AS THE
CLOSED LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY, THE
ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING MIXED PRECIPIATION OVER MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN PLAINS, UPPER MIDWEST, AND GREAT LAKES TUESDAY EVENING
INTO WEDNESDAY. THE MOISTURE WILL ALSO STRETCH DOWNWARD INTO THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES/PLAINS, REINFORCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHWARD FROM CANADA
BRINGING DRIER CONDITIONS AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, COLORADO, AND KANSAS ON
MONDAY. WITH THE ADDITIONAL OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS HAVE UPGRADED FROM ELEVATED (LEVEL 1/3) TO
CRITICAL (LEVEL 2/3).
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN PLAINS
INTO NEW ENGLAND WITH HIGHS REACHING BELOW FREEZING OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAIN ON MONDAY AND NEW ENGLAND ON TUESDAY. ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF WESTERN U.S. THROUGH
TUESDAY. ACROSS MUCH OF CONUS WILL GRADUALLY RETURN CLOSER TO
NORMAL BY WEDNESDAY.
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