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FXUS01 KWBC 281913
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
211 PM EST WED JAN 28 2026
VALID 00Z THU JAN 29 2026 - 00Z SAT JAN 31 2026
...PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS...
...FRIGID TEMPERATURES SET TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES...
...A COASTAL LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHEAST AND BRING HEAVY
SNOW BEGINNING ON FRIDAY...
A SERIES OF SLOW-MOVING UPPER-LEVEL TROUGHS WILL CONTINUE
PROGRESSING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE GENERATION OF SEVERAL SURFACE LEVEL
FRONTAL SYSTEMS, WHICH ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO GRAZE THE COASTAL
REGIONS BEFORE DISSIPATING UPON REACHING LAND. THESE SYSTEMS WILL
BRING ABOVE AVERAGE MOISTURE CONTENT, AND COMBINED WITH STRONG
ONSHORE FLOW, HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN UPSLOPE REGIONS
OF NORTHWEST WASHINGTON AND THE COASTAL REGIONS OF OREGON. FARTHER
DOWNWIND, IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST REGION, THE HIGHER ELEVATION
REGIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE UPSLOPE WESTERLY
FLOW, BRINGING SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION TO PARTS OF IDAHO,
MONTANA, AND WYOMING.
FURTHER EAST, EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS FOR MUCH OF THE MIDWEST, MID-ATLANTIC, AND
NORTHEAST, WHILE THE SOUTHEAST WILL EXPERIENCE A SLIGHT AND BRIEF
REPRIEVE. BEGINNING ON THURSDAY NIGHT HOWEVER, ANOTHER BLAST OF
COLD AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE GREAT
LAKES, BEFORE REACHING THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
DAILY RECORD LOWS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND
MID-ATLANTIC, BEFORE EXPANDING INTO THE SOUTHEAST ON SATURDAY.
CONTINUE TO COVER UP IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE, ENSURE THAT PETS AND
ANIMALS HAVE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD, AND CONTINUE TO MITIGATE
FROZEN PIPES.
ON FRIDAY, A COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO FORM OVER
THE GULF COAST, SETTING THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER WINTER STORM OVER
THE WEEKEND. WHILE THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE TRACK
OF THE LOW, SNOWFALL IS FORECAST TO BEGIN IN PARTS OF THE
MID-SOUTH/SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC ON FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL IN
THIS REGION IS EXPECTED TO THEN PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THE
WEEKEND, WITH THE MOST IMMEDIATE IMPACTS FELT IN THE COASTAL
REGIONS OF THE CAROLINAS AND VIRGINIA. FURTHER SOUTH IN FLORIDA
AND GEORGIA, RAIN IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AS A RESULT OF THIS
SYSTEM, BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE SHORT-LIVED.
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