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FXUS01 KWBC 280537
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1236 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
VALID 12Z WED JAN 28 2026 - 12Z FRI JAN 30 2026
..LAKE-EFFECT SNOW DOWNWIND FROM THE GREAT LAKES
..RAIN MOVES INTO THE NORTHWEST
..SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL PLAINS
COLD AIR MOVING OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL CREATE LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
DOWNWIND FROM THE LAKES THROUGH FRIDAY. IN ADDITION, HIGH PRESSURE
MOVING SOUTHWARD OUT OF CENTRAL CANADA WILL CREATE UPSLOPE SNOW
OVER THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL PLAINS FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY. MOREOVER, LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WILL DRAW MOISTURE NORTHWARD OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY,
PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS ON THURSDAY EVENING. FURTHERMORE, WEAK
ONSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE LIGHT RAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN TIP OF
FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY.
MEANWHILE, ONSHORE FLOW OFF THE PACIFIC WILL PRODUCE COASTAL RAIN
AND HIGHER-ELEVATION SNOW OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH
FRIDAY. ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION AND NORTHERN ROCKIES THROUGH FRIDAY.
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