043  
FXUS02 KWNH 220658  
PREEPD  
 
EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
257 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2025  
 
VALID 12Z FRI JUL 25 2025 - 12Z TUE JUL 29 2025  
 
***MAJOR HEAT WAVE CONTINUES FROM THE SOUTHEAST INTO PARTS OF THE  
CENTRAL U.S. LATE THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND***  
   
..OVERVIEW  
 
A LARGE UPPER RIDGE WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S.  
THROUGH FRIDAY, AND THIS WILL BE THE MAIN DRIVER IN THE HEAT WAVE  
THAT WILL BE ONGOING ACROSS MUCH OF THE NATION EAST OF THE ROCKIES.  
BY THIS WEEKEND, THE UPPER RIDGE THEN BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL  
PLAINS WITH A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE NORTHEAST STATES. AN ACTIVE FLOW  
PATTERN ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER STATES AND  
SOUTHERN CANADA, WITH A COUPLE OF COLD FRONTAL PASSAGES EXPECTED.  
OUT WEST, AN UPPER TROUGH WITH POTENTIAL CLOSED LOW IS LIKELY NEAR  
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE IN THE WEEK, AND A WEAK SURFACE LOW ALONG  
A DYING STATIONARY FRONT IS LIKELY NEAR THE GULF COAST.  
   
..GUIDANCE/PREDICTABILITY ASSESSMENT  
 
GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT EXISTS AMONG THE 00Z GUIDANCE SUITE REGARDING  
THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERN ACROSS THE  
NATION FOR FRIDAY, AND THIS GENERALLY REMAINS THE CASE GOING INTO  
THE WEEKEND AS WELL. LOOKING AHEAD TO EARLY NEXT WEEK, THE  
EXPANSIVE UPPER RIDGE/HIGH IS THE MOST CONFIDENT ASPECT OF THE  
FORECAST WITH THE BEST MODEL AGREEMENT. MORE MODEL DIFFERENCES  
EXIST ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND GREAT LAKES REGION WITH SHORTWAVE  
ENERGY MOVING IN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AROUND THE RIDGE AXIS. A  
GENERAL MODEL BLEND WORKED FOR FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND, WITH A  
TRANSITION TO ABOUT 40% ENSEMBLE MEANS BY NEXT TUESDAY.  
   
..WEATHER/HAZARDS HIGHLIGHTS  
 
A COLD FRONT IS PROGGED TO SLOWLY TRACK TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST  
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND NEW ENGLAND FOR THE END OF THE WEEK,  
WITH A WEAK WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE CROSSING SOUTHERN ONTARIO. THIS  
BOUNDARY WILL BE INTERSECTING A HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS, AND THIS IS  
EXPECTED TO FUEL THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORM  
COMPLEXES FROM IOWA AND MISSOURI EASTWARD TO THE NORTHERN OHIO  
VALLEY AND MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST U.S. ON FRIDAY. A MARGINAL RISK  
AREA IS VALID FOR DAY 4/FRIDAY FOR THESE REGIONS SINCE SOME OF THE  
STORMS MAY HAVE CONVECTIVE TRAINING, AND THUS INCREASING THE RISK  
OF LOCALIZED FLOODING WHERE THIS HAPPENS. THE MODEL SIGNAL FOR  
HEAVIEST QPF IS MOST CONCENTRATED OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS  
AND INDIANA, AND THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE PARTS OF THOSE STATES MAY  
EVENTUALLY NEED A SLIGHT RISK AS THE EVENT GETS CLOSER IN TIME. BY  
DAY 5/SATURDAY, THE AXIS OF HEAVIER RAINFALL IS A LITTLE TO THE  
SOUTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL OHIO VALLEY AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE  
MID-ATLANTIC, AND THIS IS WHERE THE DAY 5 MARGINAL RISK WILL BE.  
 
ANOTHER AREA OF UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO RESIDE ACROSS THE  
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND EXTENDING WESTWARD TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON  
FRIDAY AS WELL. A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS LIKELY TO FORM ALONG A  
LINGERING STATIONARY FRONT, AND THIS SHOULD GRADUALLY TRACK WEST  
THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE DISSIPATING ON SATURDAY. THE POTENTIAL  
EXISTS FOR AN INCH OR TWO OF RAINFALL IN LOCALIZED CASES FROM  
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE, AND A MARGINAL RISK  
AREA IS VALID FOR FRIDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. ACROSS THE DAKOTAS  
AND INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA, THE NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING  
FROM CENTRAL CANADA WILL LIKELY HAVE ENOUGH MOISTURE WITH IT TO  
FUEL THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME OF  
WHICH MAY DEVELOP INTO COMPLEXES WITH MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF RAINFALL.  
THEREFORE, A MARGINAL RISK AREA WILL BE VALID HERE FOR FRIDAY AND  
LINGERING INTO SATURDAY.  
 
THE OTHER BIG STORY WILL BE THE CONTINUING HEAT AND HUMIDITY ACROSS  
A LARGE PORTION OF THE EAST-CENTRAL U.S. FOR THE END OF THE WEEK  
AND INTO NEXT WEEKEND, COURTESY OF A LARGE UPPER HIGH INITIALLY IN  
PLACE OVER THE MID-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST. HEAT RISK IN THE MAJOR  
CATEGORY WILL BE PREVALENT FROM THE DEEP SOUTH TO THE MIDWEST AND  
EXTENDING EASTWARD TO INCLUDE TENNESSEE AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS TO  
CLOSE OUT THE WORK WEEK. SOME OF THIS HEAT WILL LIKELY REACH THE  
EAST COAST BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH HIGHS WELL INTO THE 90S AND  
HEAT INDICES OVER 100 DEGREES. HIGHS IN THE 100-105 DEGREE RANGE  
ARE LIKELY FROM NORTHERN TEXAS TO KANSAS AS THE UPPER RIDGE BECOMES  
RE-ESTABLISHED OVER THIS REGION BY SUNDAY AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT  
WILL ALSO BE UNCOMFORTABLY WARM AND HUMID AT NIGHT, PROVIDING ONLY  
LIMITED RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.  
 
HAMRICK  
 
ADDITIONAL 3-7 DAY HAZARD INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WPC  
MEDIUM RANGE HAZARDS OUTLOOK CHART AT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/THREATS/THREATS.PHP  
 
WPC MEDIUM RANGE 500MB HEIGHTS, SURFACE SYSTEMS, WEATHER GRIDS,  
QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST (QPF), EXCESSIVE RAINFALL  
OUTLOOK (ERO), WINTER WEATHER OUTLOOK (WWO) PROBABILITIES, HEAT  
INDICES, AND KEY MESSAGES CAN BE ACCESSED FROM:  
 
HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/5DAYFCST500_WBG.GIF  
HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/MEDR/5DAYFCST_WBG_CONUS.GIF  
HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/5KM_GRIDS/5KM_GRIDSBODY.HTML  
HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/QPF/DAY4-7.SHTML  
HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/#PAGE=ERO  
HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/WWD/PWPF_D47/PWPF_MEDR.PHP?DAY=4  
HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/HEAT_INDEX.SHTML  
HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/#PAGE=OVW  
 
 
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